English to English
adjective
- Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
source: WordNet 3.0
- a unit of measurement for advertising space
source: WordNet 3.0
- An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.
source: Webster 1913
- A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime (′), composed of twelve seconds (′′), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- advance slowly, as if by inches
He edged towards the car.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To drive by inches, or small degrees.
source: Webster 1913
- To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [inch] Dalì
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
