inch1

/in(t)SH/
noun
noun: inch; plural noun: inches
1. 1.
a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).
"the toy train is four inches long"
o a very small amount or distance.
"I had no intention of budging an inch"
2. 2.
a unit used to express other quantities, in particular.
o (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal
surface to a depth of one inch.
o (as a unit of atmospheric pressure) an amount that would
support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer
(equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar).
noun: inch of mercury; plural noun: inches of mercury