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square inch

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noun

  1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. in 2 , sq. in.


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It looked like every square inch of his hide had a monkey glued to it.

From Literature

Though each farm there was no more than a shack and a square of land, Calvin’s parcel mysteriously yielded more food per square inch than any other farm in the area.

From Literature

“Every square inch of this place has to be productive,” Yeh says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through one of them, I see a sea of glittering yellow sand, with people taking up virtually every square inch of it.

From Literature

Beyond a certain point—roughly 800 square millimeters, or 1.25 square inches—the laws of light and light speed prohibit larger designs.

From The Wall Street Journal