half-inch

[ haf-inch, hahf- ]

noun

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

half-inch

noun

1. a measure of length approximately equivalent to 13 millimetres

verb

1. slang.
   to steal

Word History and Origins

Origin of half-inch¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of half-inch¹

sense 2: from rhyming slang for pinch to steal

Example Sentences

Unlike other designers, who typically create set models at a scale of a quarter-inch or half-inch per foot, Hockney built a “ginormous platform with models so large that he could crawl around them to explore the space and how people would move in it.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nothing can throw off a floor-to-ceiling structure like something being even a half-inch off where it’s supposed to be.

From Seattle Times

But rain totals aren’t expected to be too high, with about a half-inch predicted for most of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

While National Weather Service officials said it’s not a particularly wet storm, rainfall totals along the Big Sur coastline could still reach a half-inch Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

From Los Angeles Times

The National Weather Service is forecasting rainfall totals between a half-inch to an inch across Big Sur.

From Los Angeles Times