Množina: inches
(Irregular plural: inches).
Imperial unit of linear measure, a twelfth of a foot, equal to 2.54 centimeters.
It was defined in statute by Edward II of England as the length of three barley grains laid end to end.
A unit of length (in United States and Britain) equal to one twelfth of a foot; SYN. in.
1. To move by small degrees; progress slowly
2. To cause to move slowly