Inch
Same as: innoun
- 1.
- (A measure of length equal tol12 foot abbey, in, a very small amount) an inch in length អ៊ិន្ឈ៍ (ខ្នាតរង្វាស់មួយប្រភេទ ដែលស្មើនឹង ២,៥៤សង់ទីម៉ែត្រ)
Example: To inch along the icy walk.within an inch of his life ជិតស្លាប់ - 2.
- អ៊ិន្ឈ៍ (ខ្នាតរង្វាស់ប្រវែងអង់គ្លេសដែលមួយអ៊ិងស្មើនឹង ០,០២៥៤ម៉ែត្រ ឬ ២,៥៤សង់ទីម៉ែត្រ)
verb — past tense: inched ; past participle: inched ; present participle: inching ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to move very slowly) ធ្វើទៅបន្ដិចម្ដងៗ
- 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) ទៅមុខយ៉ាងយឺតៗ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.
- 2.
- A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.
- 3.
- A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment.
adjective
- 1.
- Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank.
verb — past tense: inched ; past participle: inched ; present participle: inching ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.