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)

1. A unit measure equivalent to 2.5 centimeters or 25 millimetres; 1/12 of a metric foot (“30 cm”)

Coordinate terms

• metric acre
• metric foot
• metric mile
• metric yard

 

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