Oz vs Inch - What's the difference?
oz | inch |
Ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
(meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
(figuratively) A very short distance.
* Shakespeare
(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
* 1957 , :
*:The window blind had been lowered — Zooey had done all his bathtub reading by the light from the three-bulb overhead fixture—but a fraction of morning light inched under the blind and onto the title page of the manuscript.
* {{quote-news
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, date=May 9
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To drive by inches, or small degrees.
* Dryden
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
(Scotland) A small island
* Sir Walter Scott, Rosabelle
As an abbreviation oz
is ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.As a proper noun Oz
is an unreal, magical realm.As a noun inch is
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.As a verb inch is
to advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).oz
English
Abbreviation
(Abbreviation) oz.' ''or'' '''oz''' (''plural'' '''oz.''' ''or'' ' oz )- Add 8 oz of flour.
Usage notes
* The symbol oz is used only after a number to indicate a quantity of a substance. It is usually written with a space between it and the number.External links
*Anagrams
* ----inch
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (ang) ynce, from (etyl) . Compare ounce.Noun
(es)- "Don't move an inch !"
- Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch .
Derived terms
* every inch * * inch-perfectVerb
(es)- Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
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- He gets too far into the soldier's grace / And inches out my master.
Derived terms
* inch along * inch forward * inch up * inchwormSee also
* thou * milEtymology 2
From Gaelic (innis)Noun
(es)- The blackening wave is edged with white; / To inch and rock the sea-mews fly.
