inch的意思|inch的解释-里氏词典

inch [ɪntʃ]

n. 英寸, 身高, 小岛

vi. 慢慢前进, 慢慢移动

vt. 使缓慢地移动

[医] 英寸

inch

[ noun ]

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

<noun.quantity>

a unit of measurement for advertising space

<noun.quantity>

[ verb ]

advance slowly, as if by inches

<verb.motion>

edge

He edged towards the car

Inch \Inch\ ([i^]nch), n. [Gael. inis.]
An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off
the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.
[Scot.]

Inch \Inch\, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the
twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.]
1. 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.

12 seconds ('') make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or
primes (') make 1 foot. --B.
Greenleaf.

Note: The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length,
equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54
centimeters. See {Metric system}, and {Meter}.

2. A small distance or degree, whether of time or space;
hence, a critical moment; also used metaphorically of
minor concessins in bargaining; as, he won't give an inch;
give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch. --Shak.

{By inches}, by slow degrees, gradually.

{Inch of candle}. See under {Candle}.

{Inches of pressure}, usually, the pressure indicated by so
many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge.

{Inch of water}. See under {Water}.

{Miner's inch}, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit for the
measurement of water. See {Inch of water}, under {Water}.

Inch \Inch\, v. i.
To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move
slowly; as, to inch forward.

With slow paces measures back the field,
And inches to the walls. --Dryden.

Inch \Inch\, a.
Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth,
or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a
four-inch plank.

{Inch stuff}, boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.

Inch \Inch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Inching}.]
1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]

He gets too far into the soldier's grace
And inches out my master. --Dryden.

2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]

In some vans, virtually every inch of wall space beyond the driver's seat is given over to speakers and amplifiers.
A group at the University of Rochester said it was able to conduct pulses of electricity as short as 10 to 15 trillionths of a second without distortion through a sample about one-fifth of an inch long.
"So it has gotten this bad," sighs Marta Elena Alvarez, a peasant woman balancing a bag of corncobs on her head and a baby on her shoulder, as she watches the crowd inch toward the soldiers.
It's scary," said extension agent Judee Wargo in Montana's Liberty County, where rainfall since October has measured 0.73 inch, compared with an average 3.17 inches for the period.
Members of a Roman Catholic parish in Kewaskum, Wis., who held a day of fasting Tuesday to coax rain, got an answer to their prayers Wednesday when the area around town received as much as an inch or more.
Elsewhere in Iowa, Des Moines got an inch and two-thirds of rain in the six hours ended at 2 p.m. EDT while Waterloo, Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids had about 1 inches.
A tiny dot of light had moved an eighth of an inch.
These inch forward, supporting the roof as a cutter tears out the coal.
In Ohio, thunderstorms produced an inch of rain in half an hour in Fairfield, 1.75 inches of rain in 20 minutes at Wayne, and 1.7 inches of rain in 20 minutes at Trenton.
Many other cities received a quarter to a half inch.
"Just the fact that a panel is studying it means the sphinx has moved an inch," Constantine N. Katsoris, professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, said.
The ferroelectronic screen doesn't require the large number of transistors and is thus considered easier to make. Instead, the major manufacturing challenge is making a screen with two layers evenly spaced about 1/10,000 of an inch apart.
Up to an inch of rain was expected in southeastern Kentucky early today, renewing a flash-flood watch, the National Weather Service said.
Early this morning, a thunderstorm dropped two-thirds of an inch of rain in less than an hour at Abilene, Texas.
Richmond, Va., received more than an inch of rain in one hour early this morning, while some central Virginia and western Maryland towns reported up to 5 inches of rain from the storm.
The storm struck shortly after midnight and continued until 4 a.m. Thursday, pelting the area with hailstorms measuring 1 inch in diameter and winds up to 63 mph.
At Jacksonville, Fla., nearly 2 inches of rain fell in two hours ending at 3 p.m, with almost three-quarters of an inch in 20 minutes.
Bush's cyst is a quarter-inch in diameter and rises about an eighth of an inch above the surface of the finger, with a root that extends under the skin back toward the finger joint, said White House aide Stephen Hart.
The Chicago area had an inch or less of snow, and officials there reported only minor weather-related traffic problems.
Light snow also was reported in the foothills of Colorado including the Denver area, and in parts of Minnesota, with one inch at Alexandria.
Bawdy bumper stickers would have to declare their coarser terms in letters only one-eighth of an inch high, under a bill passed by the Legislature and awaiting Gov. Buddy Roemer's signature.
They are very tiny, only one-quarter millimeter (0.009 inch) the long way, slightly less on the short side.
A layer of ice three-quarters of an inch thick accumulated on trees at Clay City, Ill. In southern Ohio, ice on electrical lines caused scattered power outages.
During the six hours up to 2 p.m. EDT, all rainfall was less than 0.25 of an inch, the National Weather Service reported.
Heavier rainfall during the six hours ending at 1 a.m. EST included over 1 inch at Hampton, Va., and a little more than 1 inch in Norfolk, Va.
Heavier rainfall during the six hours ending at 1 a.m. EST included over 1 inch at Hampton, Va., and a little more than 1 inch in Norfolk, Va.
Szatkowski said the storms produced rainfall of up to an inch, but not enough to ease drought conditions.
Air pressurized to 3,000 pounds per square inch can be blown into the breech to clear away debris to guard against a "blowback," which happens when powder ignites before the breech is closed.
"The cracks, the longest of which was approximately one inch, are located in the uppermost area of the fuselage over the wing," he added.
From this he concluded that like their forerunners, who had to be big and strong to overcome muscle spasm and hold broken bones together, today's "bone-setters" tend to be just under an inch taller than other surgeons.

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