English-Thai Dictionary

inch

N นิ้ว (เท่ากับ  2.54 เซนติเมตร หรือ  1 ส่วน  12 ฟุต  nil

 

inch

VI เคลื่อน ไป ทีละน้อย  เคลื่อน ไป อย่าง ช้าๆ  creep kluean-pai-te-la-noi

 

inch

VT เคลื่อน ไป ทีละน้อย  ทำให้ เคลื่อนที่ ไป อย่าง ช้าๆ  creep kluean-pai-te-la-noi

 

inch along (something)

IDM เคลื่อน ไป ทีละ นิด  เขยื้อน ไป ช้าๆ  kruean-pai-te-la-nnid

 

inch by inch

IDM ทีละ นิ้ว  ทีละ นิด  te-la-nil

 

inchmeal

ADV ทีละเล็กละน้อย  ทีละน้อย  gradually te-la-lek-la-noi

 

inchoate

ADJ เพิ่ง เริ่มต้น (คำ ทางการ  incipient rudimentary poang-roem-ton

 

inchoation

N การ เริ่มต้น  ระยะ เริ่มต้น  incipience rudiment kan-roem-ton

 

inchworm

N ตัว หนอน ของ ผีเสื้อ กลางคืน พวก  Geometrid moth spanworm

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCH

n.[L. uncia, the twelfth part. ] 1. A lineal measure in Great Britain and the United States, being the twelfth part of a foot, and equal to the length of three barley corns.
2. Proverbially, a small quantity or degree; as, to die by inches, to gain ground by inches.
3. A precise point of time.
Beldame, I think, we watch'd you at an inch. [Unusual. ]

 

INCH

v.t.To drive by inches or small degrees. [Little used. ] 1. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [Little used. ]

 

INCH

v.i.To advance or retire by small degrees. [Little used. ] Inched, is added to words of number; as four-inched. But in American the common practice is to add only inch; as a seven-inch cable.

 

INCHARITABLE

a.Uncharitable. [The latter is the word used. ]

 

INCHASTITY

n.[in and chastity. ] Lewdness; impurity; unchastity.

 

INCHEST

v.t.To put into a chest.

 

INCH-MEAL

n.[inch and meal. ] A piece an inch long.

 

INCHOATE

v.t.[L. inchoo.] To begin. [Little used. ]

 

INCHOATE

a.Begun; commenced. It is neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate.

 

INCHOATELY

adv. In an incipient degree.

 

INCHOATION

n.The act of beginning; commencement; inception. The setting on foot some of those arts in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them. [Little used. ]

 

INCHOATIVE

a.Noting beginning; inceptive; as an inchoative verb, otherwise called inceptive.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCH

Inch, n. Etym: [Gael. inis.]

 

Defn: An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc. [Scot. ]

 

INCH

Inch, n. Etym: [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See Ounce a weight. ]

 

1. 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 ('\'b7 ), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic. 12 seconds ('\'b7 ) make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches or primes (') make 1 foot. B. Greenleaf.

 

Note: The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length, equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. See Metric system, and Meter.

 

2. A small distance or degree, whether or time Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch. Shak. By inches, by slow degrees, gradually. -- Inch of candle. See under Candle. -- Inches of pressure, usually, the pressure indicated by so many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge. -- Inch of water. See under Water. -- Miner's inch, (Hydraulic Mining ), a unit for the measurement of water. See Inch of water, under Water.

 

INCH

Inch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inched; p. pr. & vb. n. Inching.]

 

1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.] He gets too far into the soldier's grace And inches out my master. Dryden.

 

2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]

 

INCH

INCH Inch, v. i.

 

Defn: To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly. With slow paces measures back the field, And inches to the walls. Dryden.

 

INCH

INCH Inch, a.

 

Defn: Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four- inch plank. Inch stuff, boards, etc. , sawed one inch thick.

 

INCHAMBER

In *cham "ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inchambered; p. pr. & vb. n.Inchambering.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + chamber: cf. OF. enchambrer.]

 

Defn: To lodge in a chamber. [R.] Sherwood.

 

INCHANGEABILITY

INCHANGEABILITY In *change `a *bil "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Unchangeableness. [Obs. ] Kenrick.

 

INCHANT

INCHANT In *chant ", v. t.

 

Defn: See Enchant.

 

INCHARITABLE

In *char "i *ta *ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. incharitable. ]

 

Defn: Uncharitable; unfeeling. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

INCHARITY

In *char "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incharité.]

 

Defn: Want of charity. [Obs. ] Evelyn.

 

INCHASE

INCHASE In *chase ", v. t.

 

Defn: See Enchase.

 

INCHASTITY

In *chas "ti *ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + chastity: cf. F.inchasteté.]

 

Defn: Unchastity. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

INCHED

INCHED Inched, a.

 

Defn: Having or measuring (so many ) inches; as, a four-inched bridge. Shak.

 

INCHEST

INCHEST In *chest ", v. t.

 

Defn: To put into a chest.

 

INCHIPIN

INCHIPIN Inch "i *pin, n.

 

Defn: See Inchpin.

 

INCHMEAL

Inch "meal `, n. Etym: [See Meal a part, and cf. Piecemeal. ]

 

Defn: A piece an inch long. By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. Shak.

 

INCHMEAL

INCHMEAL Inch "meal `, adv.

 

Defn: Little by little; gradually.

 

INCHOATE

In "cho *ate, a. Etym: [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin. ]

 

Defn: Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- In "cho *ate *ly, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.

 

INCHOATE

INCHOATE In "cho *ate, v. t.

 

Defn: To begin. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.

 

INCHOATION

In `cho *a "tion, n. Etym: [L. inchoatio, incohatio.]

 

Defn: Act of beginning; commencement; inception. The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them. Sir M. Hale. It is now in actual progress, from the rudest inchoation to the most elaborate finishing. I. Taylor.

 

INCHOATIVE

In *cho "a *tive, a. Etym: [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F.inchoatif.]

 

Defn: Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. "Some inchoative or imperfect rays." W. Montagu. -- n.

 

Defn: An inchoative verb. See Inceptive.

 

INCHPIN

Inch "pin, n. Etym: [Written also inchipin, inche-pinne, inne-pinne.]Etym: [Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail. ]

 

Defn: The sweetbread of a deer. Cotgrave.

 

INCHWORM

INCHWORM Inch "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inch

inch 1 |inCH ɪntʃ | ▶noun 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm ): the toy train is four inches long | eighteen inches of thread. (Symbol: ʺ ) • [ often with negative ] a very small amount or distance: I had no intention of budging an inch. 2 a unit used to express other quantities, in particular: • (as a unit of rainfall ) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch. • (also inch of mercury ) (as a unit of atmospheric pressure ) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar ). ▶verb [ no obj. ] move slowly and carefully in a specified direction: the 2,000 mourners inched along narrow country lanes | figurative : the stock market inched ahead today. • [ with obj. ] cause (something ) to move in this manner: he inched the car forward. PHRASES by inches 1 only just: the shot missed her by inches. 2 very slowly and gradually; bit by bit: you can't let him die by inches like this. every inch 1 the whole surface, distance, or area: between them they know every inch of the country. 2 entirely; very much so: he's every inch the gentleman. give someone an inch and he (or she ) will take a mile proverb once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal. inch by inch gradually; bit by bit: inch by inch he crept along the wall. within an inch of very close to: her mouth was within an inch of his chin. ( to ) within an inch of one's life almost to the point of death: he was beaten within an inch of his life. ORIGIN late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part, ’ from unus ‘one ’ (probably denoting a unit ). Compare with ounce 1 .

 

inch

inch 2 |ɪntʃ inCH | ▶noun [ in place names ] chiefly Scottish a small island or a small area of high land: Inchkeith. ORIGIN Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic innis.

 

inchmeal

inch meal |ˈinCHˌmēl ˈɪntʃˌmil | ▶adverb by inches; little by little: inchmeal he advanced up the slope. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from inch 1 + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time. ’

 

inchoate

in cho ate |inˈkō -it, -āt ɪnˈkoʊət | ▶adjective just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary: a still inchoate democracy. • Law (of an offense, such as incitement or conspiracy ) anticipating a further criminal act. DERIVATIVES in cho ate ly adverb, in cho ate ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare, variant of incohare ‘begin. ’usage: Because inchoate means ‘just begun and so not fully formed or developed, ’ a sense of ‘disorder ’ may be implied. But to extend the usage of inchoate to mean ‘chaotic, confused, incoherent ’ ( he speaks in an inchoate manner ) is incorrect, although not uncommon. Perhaps even more common are incorrect pronunciations of inchoate, such as |inˈCHōt |, which assumes two syllables (rather than three ) and a ch sound like that of chair or chosen (rather than a k sound like that of charisma or chorus ).

 

inchoative

in cho a tive |inˈkō -itiv ɪnˈkoʊətɪv | ▶adjective Grammar denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. In many English verbs, inchoative uses alternate systematically with causative uses. Compare with ergative. ▶noun an inchoative verb.

 

Inchon

In chon |ˈinˈCHän ˈɪnˈˌtʃɑn | a port on the western coast of South Korea, on the Yellow Sea, near Seoul; pop. 2,741,200 (est. 2008 ). It was the site of a successful invasion by US troops in 1950 that enabled them to return Seoul to South Korea.

 

inchworm

inch worm |ˈinCHˌwərm ˈɪntʃˌwərm | ▶noun a caterpillar of a geometrid moth, which moves forward by arching and straightening its body. Also called looper, measuring worm, or spanworm.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inch

inch 1 |ɪn (t )ʃ | ▶noun 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm ): the toy train is four inches long | eighteen inches of thread. • (inches ) informal a person's height or waist measurement: my only reservation is the goalkeeper's lack of inches. • [ often with negative ] a very small amount or distance: I had no intention of budging an inch. 2 a unit used to express other quantities, in particular: • (as a unit of rainfall ) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch, equivalent to 253.7 cubic metres per hectare. • (also inch of mercury ) (as a unit of atmospheric pressure ) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar ). • (as a unit of map scale ) so many inches representing one mile on the ground: [ in combination ] : one-inch maps of the east Midland counties. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move along slowly and carefully: he inched away as I approached | figurative : Spain's conservatives are inching ahead. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] cause (something ) to move slowly and carefully: he inched the car forward. PHRASES by inches only just: the shot missed her by inches. every inch 1 the whole surface, distance, or area: between them they know every inch of the country. 2 entirely; very much so: he's every inch the gentleman. give someone an inch and he (or she ) will take a mile proverb once concessions have been made to someone they will demand a great deal. inch by inch gradually. within an inch of very close to: her mouth was within an inch of his chin. ( to ) within an inch of one's life almost to the point of death: he was beaten within an inch of his life. ORIGIN late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part ’, from unus ‘one ’ (probably denoting a unit ). Compare with ounce 1 .

 

inch

inch 2 |ɪn (t )ʃ | ▶noun [ in place names ] chiefly Scottish a small island or a small area of high land: Inchkeith. ORIGIN Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic innis.

 

inchmeal

inch |meal |ˈɪntʃmiːl | ▶adverb by inches; little by little. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from inch 1 + -meal from Old English mǣlum, in the sense ‘measure, quantity taken at one time ’.

 

inchoate

inchoate |ɪnˈkəʊeɪt, ˈɪnk -, -ət | ▶adjective 1 just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary: a still inchoate democracy. • confused or incoherent: inchoate proletarian protest. 2 Law (of an offence, such as incitement or conspiracy ) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act. DERIVATIVES inchoately adverb, inchoateness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare, variant of incohare ‘begin ’.

 

inchoative

inchoative |ɪnˈkəʊətɪv | ▶adjective Grammar denoting an aspect of a verb expressing the beginning of an action, typically one occurring of its own accord. Compare with ergative. ▶noun an inchoative verb.

 

Inchon

Inchon |ɪnˈtʃɒn | a port on the west coast of South Korea, on the Yellow Sea near Seoul; pop. 2,741,200 (est. 2008 ).

 

inchworm

inch |worm |ˈɪn (t )ʃwəːm | ▶noun North American term for looper.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inchoate

inchoate adjective their government should not interfere in the inchoate market forces: rudimentary, undeveloped, unformed, immature, incipient, embryonic; beginning, fledgling, developing.

 

Duden Dictionary

Inch

Inch Substantiv, maskulin , der |ɪnt͜ʃ |der Inch; Genitiv: des Inch [es ], Plural: die Inches |[…t͜ʃɪs ] |aber: 4 Inch [es ] englisch inch, altenglisch ynce < lateinisch uncia, Unze Längeneinheit in Großbritannien und den USA = 2,54 cm Abkürzung: in. ″

 

inchoativ

in cho a tiv Adjektiv Sprachwissenschaft |inchoat i v …k …auch ˈɪn …|lateinisch inchoativus (von Verben ) einen Beginn ausdrückend »erwachen « ist ein inchoatives Verb | Verben mit inchoativer Aktionsart

 

Inchoativ

In cho a tiv Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |I nchoativ auch …ˈtiːf |Verb mit inchoativer Aktionsart

 

Inchoativum

In cho a ti vum Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Inchoat i vum |das Inchoativum; Genitiv: des Inchoativums, Plural: die Inchoativa Inchoativ

 

inchromieren

in chro mie ren schwaches Verb Technik |inchrom ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu lateinisch in- = hinein und Chrom (Stahl ) durch Behandeln mit Chromverbindungen mit einer Schutzschicht versehen

 

French Dictionary

inchangé

inchangé , ée adj. adjectif Qui est sans changement. : Les cours demeurent inchangés.

 

inchavirable

inchavirable adj. adjectif Qui ne peut chavirer. : Cette barque est inchavirable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inch

inch /ɪn (t )ʃ /〖原義は 「12分の1 」〗名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /C 1 インチ 〘英国度量衡法の長さの単位; 1 /12 foot, 2.54cm; ｟略 ｠in. ; ｟記号 ｠ ″〙; インチ 〘気圧の単位 〙; 1インチの降雨量 [降雪量 ]▸ five feet seven inches =5 ′ 7 ″5フィート7インチ ▸ a square inch 1平方インチ ▸ an inch of rain [snow ]1インチの降雨 [降雪 ]▸ Give him an inch and he'll take an ell [a yard, a mile ].｟ことわざ ｠少しでも甘い顔をすると, 人はすぐに付け上がる ; 「寸を得て尺を望む 」▸ be just inches from success 成功まで後一歩である 2 〖～es 〗身長, 背丈 ▸ a man of your inches 君ぐらいの背丈の人 3 〖an ～; 否定文 条件文などで 〗わずかな寸法 [距離, 数量, 程度 ]▸ Move an inch and you're a dead man .ちょっとでも動いたら命はないぞ by í nches 1 わずかに, 少しの差で ▸ Falling rocks missed her by inches .彼女は落石から危うく逃れた 2 少しずつ, じりじりと (inch by inch )▸ die by inches 刻々と死が迫る è very í nch 1 隅から隅まで , 全域, 全体 (!強調の表現 ) .2 あらゆる点で, 完全に (completely ) (!身分などを表す 名詞 の前で用いる; 強調の表現 ) ▸ He is every inch a gentleman .彼はどこから見ても紳士だ ì nch by í nch 少しずつ, じりじりと (!強調の表現 ) .n ò t b ù dge [g ì ve, m ò ve, y ì eld ] an í nch (地位 決心などに関して )てこでも動かない, 一歩も譲らない, 少しも変わろう [変えよう ]としない .to an í nch 精密に, 寸分たがわずぴったりと .within an í nch of (do ing ) …もう少しで … (するところ )まで ; もう少しで …がなくなるところまで ▸ He came within an inch of scoring a goal .彼は惜しいところで得点できなかった ▸ They beat Ed within an inch of his life .彼らはエドをなぐって半殺しの目にあわせた 動詞 自動詞 〖～＋副詞 〗少しずつ [慎重に ]動く [進む, 行う ]▸ The worm inched along .ミミズはじりじりはって行った 他動詞 〖～ A ＋副詞 〗Aを少しずつ [慎重に ]動かす [進ませる ]▸ He inched his way quietly toward the front door to escape .彼は逃げようと玄関の方に音も立てずにじりじりと進んだ

 

inchoate

in cho ate /ɪnkóʊət /形容詞 1 〈計画 願望などが 〉始まったばかりの, 初期の .2 未完成の, 不完全な .動詞 他動詞 …を始める .～ly 副詞

 

inchworm

í nch w ò rm 名詞 C 〘虫 〙シャクトリムシ (looper ).