English Explanatory Dictionary

metric inch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit measure equivalent to 2.5 centimeters or 25 millimetres; 1/12 of a metric foot (“30 cm”)

Word forms

metric inch metric inches

Etymology

From being measured in SI metric measurement (2.5 cm), as a value similar to the size of a US/UK Imperial Standard International Inch (2.54 cm), used in some measurements.

Related words

American inch British inch decimal inch English inch fractional inch French inch Imperial inch international inch Paris inch standard inch traditional inch Vienna inch
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