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)
- A unit measure equivalent to 2.5 centimeters or 25 millimetres; 1/12 of a metric foot (“30 cm”)
Related 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
Coordinate terms
- metric acre
- metric foot
- metric mile
- metric yard