quarter inch

Small fractional length

A quarter inch is one-fourth of an inch, a common unit of measurement in contexts where precision matters but not to extreme degrees.

In American construction, manufacturing, and crafts, dimensions are often specified in fractions of inches: The plywood is three-quarters of an inch thick, Leave a quarter-inch gap between the boards.

Quarter-inch connectors are standard in audio equipment.

Related

fraction · ruler · tape · thickness · drill bit · drill press · socket · socket wrench · hex key · plywood · sheet metal · seam allowance · gap · clearance · precision · tiny · small · increment

Categories
Opposites
measurement system

quarter inchmillimeter

Thousandth of a meter

centimeter · metric · meter · kilometer

scale/magnitude

quarter inchmile

5,280 feet

yard · kilometer · foot · meter · league

precision level

quarter inchrough estimate

Imprecise preliminary calculation

approximate · ballpark

Family

quarter, inch, quarters, quartered, quartering, quarterly, inches, inched, inching

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G