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half inch

half inch noun: a length of half of an inch.

half inch: a length of half of an inch
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Noun

half inch (plural half inches)

  1. A length of half of an inch.
    • The average woman in the early 1960s was 5ft 3in and 140lb. Now, women are a half-inch taller and about 30lb heavier, on average.2018 December 20, “Americans are getting fatter but not taller, study finds”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01...

Forms of half inch

pluralhalf inches
alternative formhalf-inch

Questions about half inch

What does half inch mean?
Half inch means a length of half of an inch.
What part of speech is half inch?
Half inch is a noun.
What is the plural of half inch?
The plural of half inch is half inches.

Words near half inch in the dictionary

  1. half hitch
  2. half hitches
  3. half hour
  4. half hours
  5. half in the bag
  6. half inch
  7. half inches
  8. half joe
  9. half joes
  10. half joke
  11. half joked

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