Phrase guide

square inch

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A unit of area equal to the area of a square the sides of which are each one inch long.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sq in

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: area unit, square measure

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 平方英寸 (píngfāng Yīngcùn) — unit of area
  • Chinese Mandarin: 方寸 (fāngcùn) — unit of area
  • Finnish: neliötuuma — unit of area
  • Italian: pollice al quadrato — unit of area
  • Malay: inci persegi — unit of area
  • Romanian: țol pătrat — unit of area
  • Thai: ตารางนิ้ว — unit of area