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Originally appearing in Volume V14, Page 353 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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INCH (O. Eng. ynce from
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Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. "
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ounce," and see As)  , the twelfth
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part of a linear
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foot . As a measure of rainfall an "
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inch of
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rain " is
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equivalent to a fall of a
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gallon of
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water spread over a
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surface of about 2 sq. ft., or Too tons to an
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acre .

End of Article: INCH (O. Eng. ynce from Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " ounce," and see As)
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