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{{Wiktionary|inch}}
An '''[[inch]]''' is a unit of measurement.
An '''[[inch]]''' is a unit of measurement.


'''Inch''' or '''inches''' may also refer to
'''Inch''' or '''inches''' may also refer to
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==Units==
==Units==
* Inch as a measurement of rain, as measured by a [[rain gauge]]
* Inch as a measurement of rain, as measured by a [[rain gauge]]
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*[[Gear inches]], a measure of bicycle gearing
*[[Gear inches]], a measure of bicycle gearing
*[[Miner's inch]], a unit of flow
*[[Miner's inch]], a unit of flow
*[[Pyramid inch]], or '''Sacred Jewish inch'''–a unit used by pyramidologists
*[[Pyramid inch]], a unit used by pyramidologists


==Places==
==Places==


"Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic ''innis'') usually meaning an island or meadow:
"Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic ''innis'') usually meaning an island (often an [[islet]]) or meadow:


;Ireland
;Ireland
*[[Inch, County Clare]], a town
*[[Inch, County Clare]], a village
*[[Inch, County Cork]], a village
*[[Inch, County Cork]], a village
*Inch, [[County Kerry]], a town
*[[Inch, County Kerry]], a coastal settlement
*[[Inch, County Laois]], a townland in County Laois
*[[Inch, County Laois]], a townland
*[[Inch, County Wexford]], a town
*[[Inch, County Wexford]], a village
*[[Inch, County Wicklow]], a civil parish in County Wicklow
*[[Inch, County Wicklow]], a civil parish in County Wicklow
*[[Inch, Inch]], a townland in the parish of the same name in County Tipperary
*[[Inch, Inch]], a townland in the parish of the same name in County Tipperary
* [[Inches, County Cork]], a townland
*[[Inch Island]], County Donegal
*[[Inch Island]], County Donegal
*[[The Inch, Dublin]], a cricket ground in Fingal, Ireland


;New Zealand
;New Zealand
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;Scotland
;Scotland
*[[Alloa Inch]], an island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa
*[[Inch, Dumfries and Galloway]], a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway
*[[The Inch, Edinburgh]], a suburb of southern Edinburgh
*Inch, an islet off [[St Mary's Isle Priory]] in Dumfries and Galloway
*Inch, an islet off [[St Mary's Isle Priory]] in Dumfries and Galloway
*[[Inch, Wigtownshire]], a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway
*[[Inch Kenneth]], an islet off the west coast of the Isle of Mull
*[[North Inch]] and [[South Inch]], public parks in Perth
*[[Inch, Edinburgh|Inch]], a suburb of southern [[Edinburgh]]
*[[North Inch]] (and South Inch), public parks in Perth and Kinross
*[[St Serf's Inch]], an island in Loch Leven


===See also===
===See also===
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*[[Insh]], a village in the Highland Council Area of Scotland
*[[Insh]], a village in the Highland Council Area of Scotland


==People==
==People with the surname==
*[[Richard Inch]] (1843–1911), an American admiral
*[[Richard Inch]] (1843–1911), an American admiral
*[[Adam Inch]] (1857–1933), a Scottish-Canadian farmer and politician
*[[Adam Inch]] (1857–1933), a Scottish-Canadian farmer and politician
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*{{lookfrom|Inch}}, including islands starting with "Inch"
*{{lookfrom|Inch}}, including islands starting with "Inch"
* [[Insh (disambiguation)]]
* [[Insh (disambiguation)]]
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* [[Inch House, Edinburgh]], Scotland
* [[H. Augustus and Agnes Cleveland O'Dell House]], Michigan, Scotland

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Latest revision as of 00:23, 16 October 2024

An inch is a unit of measurement.

Inch or inches may also refer to

Units

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Places

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"Inch" in Scottish and Irish placenames (an anglicisation of the Gaelic innis) usually meaning an island (often an islet) or meadow:

Ireland
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Scotland

See also

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  • Insch, a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  • Insh, a village in the Highland Council Area of Scotland

People with the surname

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Other

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See also

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