square inch
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1.4
- noun
- /skwɛr ɪnʧ/
- US
:
pulgada cuadrada
- To calculate the area of the table, you need to know how many square inches it covers.
- pounds per square inch
- lbs. per square inch
- terabit per square inch
And it turns out the German shepherds on a pound per square inch basis have probably the most vicious bite of all dogs.
- And it turns out the German shepherds on a pound per square inch basis have probably the most vicious bite of all dogs.
- It's supposed to give you a little bit of space and the entire thing, every square inch of it is stretchy, so it is extremely comfortable.
- The Israeli, the Israel Defense Forces, Israel's military can go into any square inch of any part of the West Bank anytime they want and arrest anyone they want.
- But every single square inch of real estate inside of this cockpit just buttons.
Examples
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The core itself consists of a honeycomb with 1,100 open passages per square inch.
Academic text (2006) -
A hundred pounds per square inch.
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You get your most cake per square inch, and I love it.
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Every chicken has 9 square inches of living space.
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Yeah, about 15 pounds per square inch at sea level.
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The pressure outside is three and a half tons per square inch.
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How could they account for this rain that fell simultaneously over every square inch of the planet?
Fiction book (1999) -
Every square inch of this city is generating profits.
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Air pressure at sea level is about 14.7 pounds per square inch.
Academic text (2007) -
On Thursday, the Times dedicated 19 square inches to a photograph of dancing nuns.
Blog text (31)
Synonyms
A unit of area equal to a square one inch on each side
How Big
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1.9
- US
15
2.6
- US
10
1.0
- UK
3
1.8
- US
133
1.4
- US
22
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'square' (a geometric figure) + 'inch' (a unit of length): a square with sides one inch long, i.e. an area measure. This formation of area units (square + linear unit) is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Square inch comes from the idea of a small square that is one inch on each side. Picture that tiny square to remember it means the 'area' of that square, or how much surface it covers.