metric inch

English

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.

Noun

metric inch (plural metric inches)

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

Coordinate terms

  • 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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