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inch

How to use inch in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for inch.

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Or you can get a 39-inch 3840x2160 display for $500.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of inch gathered in one view.

noun

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

noun

a unit of measurement for advertising space

verb

advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for inch.

noun

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

noun

a unit of measurement for advertising space

verb

advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"

Example sentences

1

Or you can get a 39-inch 3840x2160 display for $500.

2

> Today, you can still buy a 30-inch 2560x1600 display for over $1,000.

3

"I don't think the experience of a 5 inch phone is better than a 4 inch phone.

4

The price won't be too much more than the 5-inch, while offering the same level of comfort.

5

We were not allowed to "move" a system on our own - even just an inch in order to move a cable.

6

Probably the most famous of these was the IBM-originated quad-HD 3840 x 2160 22 inch panel.

7

According to an early definition, "It is ordained that 3 grains of barley dry and round do make an inch, 12 inches make 1 foot, 3 feet make 1 yard.

8

Talking about tens of thousandths of an inch tolerances on a 10' diameter tube is not to be dismissed lightly.

9

It is depressing to me that a community as smart as this is so congratulatory of such inch-deep stuff.

10

If you mount a 30-inch-deep hunk of desk on it there is a much higher stress on the mounting points since the long desk acts as a very effective lever.

11

These days, with largers monitors, I use a 24 inch, at an appropriate distance, I don't need any filtering than my own aging eyes.

12

The early 23 inch aluminum Cinema display had a batch of horribly pink/magenta panels.

13

Eugene Wigner wrote that, seeing von Neumann's mind at work, "one had the impression of a perfect instrument whose gears were machined to mesh accurately to a thousandth of an inch.

14

I just bought a 70 inch TV through amazon and the critical and helpful reviews really helped me get going with settings on the TV that would have taken hours to research on google otherwise.- Shipping is superfast.

15

Wedge the point of the bent end between the tread and rail, so the "elbow" is resting an inch or two behind the wheel and the bar is up at a 45 degree angle, so forming a lever with a lot of mechanical advantage.

16

And in the end, I was the one left with the holes punched in the wall, with the dryer stolen, with the garden shed piled to the roof with months-old garbage, with a kitchen floor that could easily have been a bus station, with evidence of a three-inch flood of water from the washing machine, with fleas in the carpet and holes in the yard after she'd signed a clear no-pets clause.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use inch in a sentence?

Or you can get a 39-inch 3840x2160 display for $500.

What does inch mean?

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

What part of speech is inch?

inch is commonly used as noun, verb.