Meanings
nounhalf inch (plural half inches)
plural half inches · alternative half-inch
- A length of half of an inch.
The average woman in the early 1960s was 5ft 3in and 140lb. Now, women are a half-inch taller and about 30lb heavier, on average.
2018 December 20, “Americans are getting fatter but not taller, study finds”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2022
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APA
half inch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20inch
MLA
“half inch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20inch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half inch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20inch.
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