miner's inch

miner's inch
A unit of measurement of the rate of discharge of water, known in some of the Western states, being the amount of water that flows through an orifice one inch square in a vertical position and under a standard head prescribed by custom or by statute. New Brantner Extension Ditch v Kramer, 57 Colo 218, 141 P 498. As fixed by California statute, the standard miner's inch of water shall be equivalent or equal to one and one-half cubic inches of water per minute measured through any aperture or orifice. This makes a miner's inch equivalent to one-fortieth of a second foot. Before the adoption of the statute a miner's inch was the quantity of water passing through an orifice one inch square under a four inch pressure, which would make the inch equivalent to one-fiftieth of a cubic foot per second. Lillis v Panoche Land & Water Co. 32 Cal App 668, 163 P 1040.

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  • Miner's inch — Inch Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Miner's inch — Miner Min er, n. [Cf. F. mineur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have sappers and miners …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miner's inch — Water Wa ter (w[add] t[ e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS. watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG. wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. y dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Miner's inch — The miner s inch is a unit of flow in terms of volume per unit time. It is sometimes used in relation to flow of water. Definition 1/60 ft³/s (472 mL/s) New Zealand 1/50 ft³/s (566 mL/s) southern California, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico,… …   Wikipedia

  • miner's inch —    a traditional unit of water flow in the western United States. The unit originally represented streamflow through an opening one inch (25.4 mm) square at a specified distance below the surface of the water; this distance varied from 4 to 6… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • miner's inch — noun : a unit of water flow that varies with locality; especially : a flow equal to 1.5 cubic feet per minute * * * a unit of measure of water flow, varying with locality but often a flow equaling 1.5 cu. ft. (0.04 m3) per minute. [1865 70,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • miner's inch — a unit of measure of water flow, varying with locality but often a flow equaling 1.5 cu. ft. (0.04 m3) per minute. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Miner — Min er, n. [Cf. F. mineur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have sappers and miners. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Miner's elbow — Miner Min er, n. [Cf. F. mineur.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have sappers and miners …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inch — Inch, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.] [1913 Webster] 1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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