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inch
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nt?/
- Rhymes: -?nt?
Etymology 1
From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynce, borrowed from Latin uncia (“twelfth part”). Doublet of ounce.
Noun
inch (plural inches)
- A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- (meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
- (figuratively) A very short distance.
- "Don't move an inch!"
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (inchi)
- ? Korean: ?? (inchi)
Translations
Verb
inch (third-person singular simple present inches, present participle inching, simple past and past participle inched)
- (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
- Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
- 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey:
- The window blind had been lowered — Zooey had done all his bathtub reading by the light from the three-bulb overhead fixture—but a fraction of morning light inched under the blind and onto the title page of the manuscript.
- To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
- He gets too far into the soldier's grace / And inches out my master.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
- To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- thou
- mil
Etymology 2
From Scottish Gaelic innis
Noun
inch (plural inches)
- (Scotland) A small island
Usage notes
- Found especially in the names of small Scottish islands, e.g. Inchcolm, Inchkeith.
Anagrams
- Ch'in, Chin, chin, ichn-
Middle English
Noun
inch
- Alternative form of ynche
inch From the web:
- = 2.54 centimeters
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ounce
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?ns/
- Rhymes: -a?ns
Etymology 1
From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“twelfth part”), from ?nus (“one”). Doublet of inch.
Noun
ounce (plural ounces) abbreviation oz. or ?
- An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1?16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- A troy ounce, weighing 1?12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.
- A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1?16 of a US pint, 1.8047 cubic inches or 29.5735 millilitres.
- A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1?20 of an imperial pint, 1.7339 cubic inches or 28.4131 millilitres.
- A little bit.
Synonyms
- (avoirdupois ounce): symbol: ? (pharmacy)
- (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum
Descendants
- ? Tokelauan: aunehe
Related terms
- inch
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”), by false division (the l was thought to be the article), from Italian lonza, ultimately from Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of onza.
Noun
ounce (plural ounces)
- (now archaic) A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar. [from 14th c.]
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect:
- The Ounce or the wilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met withall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man […].
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
- Halloa! another prey,
The nimble Antelope!
The ounce is freed; one spring,
And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders,
And his teeth are red in her gore.
- Halloa! another prey,
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect:
- Now specifically, the snow leopard, Uncia uncia. [from 18th c.]
References
- snow leopard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Uncia uncia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Uncia uncia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- Cuneo, cuneo-, on cue
Middle English
Alternative forms
- unce, ownce, ounse, nounce, nowns
Etymology
From Middle French once, from Old French once, unce, from Latin uncia. Doublet of ynche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u?ns(?)/, /?uns(?)/
Noun
ounce (plural ounces or ounce)
- An ounce (unit with much variation, but generally equivalent to 1/12 or 1/16 of a pound)
- (rare) A shekel (ancient measure of weight)
- (rare) A minuscule or insignificant amount or quantity.
- (rare) An eight-minute unit for measuring time.
- (rare) A three-inch unit for measuring length.
Descendants
- English: ounce, unce
- Scots: ounce
References
- “?unce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.
ounce From the web:
- = 28.3495231 grams
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