half-inch

American  

[haf-inch, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈɪntʃ, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).

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half-inch British  

noun

1. a measure of length approximately equivalent to 13 millimetres

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verb

1. slang to steal

Etymology

Origin of half-inch

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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half-inch

If there’s a half-inch of sun-dried tomato oil left in a jar, there’s a very good chance I’m frying eggs in it the next morning.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

Most of urban, coastal Los Angeles, however, won’t see amounts above a half-inch, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

And they will finish the flooring, which must be seamless between modules beyond the project’s half-inch tolerance.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2025

County could amount to a quarter-inch Saturday, with around a half-inch in the mountains, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

Kingshaw had studied all of it, but only on the map, half-inch by careful half-inch, before they came here.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill