One+twelfth+of+an+inch

  • 21inch — inch1 [inch] n. [ME inche < OE ynce < L uncia, twelfth part, inch, OUNCE1] 1. a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 1/ 12 foot (2.54 cm): symbol, ″: abbrev. in 2. a fall (of rain, snow, etc.) equal to the amount that would cover a… …

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  • 22acre-inch — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : the volume (as of water or soil) equivalent to a depth of one inch over an acre of land * * * /ay keuhr inch /, n. one twelfth of an acre foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet. [1905 10, Amer.] …

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  • 23acre-inch — /ay keuhr inch /, n. one twelfth of an acre foot, equal to 3630 cubic feet. [1905 10, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 24acre-inch — a′cre inch′ n. wam one twelfth of an acre foot • Etymology: 1905–10 …

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  • 25acre-inch — ☆ acre inch [ā′kərinch΄ ] n. one twelfth of an acre foot, or 3,630 cubic feet …

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  • 26acre-inch — noun Date: circa 1909 one twelfth of an acre foot …

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  • 27acre inch — noun one twelfth of an acre foot • Hypernyms: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit …

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  • 28List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s — The following lists the number one singles on the Australian Singles Chart, along with other substantial hits, during the 1990s. The source for this decade is the ARIA Charts. 1990# The B 52 s Love Shack #:January 6 for 6 weeks and 2 weeks in… …

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  • 29Anthropic units — The ability to characterize, quantify, and measure objects in the physical world is an essential milestone towards the development of complex human civilizations. A vast number of measurement standards have evolved over time, and these standards… …

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  • 30battleship — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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