How long is 8 inches?

An 8 inch chef's knife is the mid-size in the range, between a 6 inch and a 10 inch blade. It is a general purpose knife for chopping, slicing and dicing.

An 8 inch round cake pan is one of the two most common sizes, with 9 inches. It bakes about 6 cups of batter.

An 8 inch adjustable wrench covers nuts and bolts up to about 3/4 inch across the jaw. Adjustable wrenches are usually sold in 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch lengths.

Dressmaker's shears run 8 to 10 inches, against 5 to 7 for household scissors. The longer blade cuts fabric in longer strokes with fewer strokes.

The 8 inch floppy disk, the 1.2MB version, was the size that made them common. The 3.5 inch disk replaced it in the 1990s.

An 8-inch splash cymbal decays almost as soon as it is struck, which is why it sits above the toms rather than in their place. It is a jazz and rock effect cymbal, not a ride.

A small paper plate is 8 inches, a step up from the 6 inch and 7 inch sizes. It fits a sandwich and a small side.

An 8 inch tablet is measured corner to corner, and is smaller than the 10 inch iPad. Most 8 inch tablets are Android or Amazon Fire.

A tambourine is measured by diameter across the head, and 8 inches is a common size. The sizes in use run from about 6 to 16 inches.

An 8 inch masonry trowel is a working size for spreading mortar. Smaller 4 and 6 inch trowels are for finishing and tight corners.