Assertion: inch | /r/ObjectUse | used as a unit of measurement
Facets:
value: since at least the seventh century
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the united kingdom
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The inch has been used as a unit of measurement in the United Kingdom since at least the seventh century, and in 1066 was defined as being equal to the length of three dried barleycorns placed end-to-end (a definition which survived for several centuries).
text: When the inch is used as the unit of measurement for pitch, TPI is the reciprocal of pitch and vice versa.