No. 1,252 in Dutch
centimeter
A unit of length in the metric system equal to one hundredth of a meter.
In a sentence
De lengte van de tafel is precies honderd centimeter.
The length of the table is exactly one hundred centimeters.
In this sentence, 'centimeter' is used as a unit of measurement to describe the length of the table.
Ik verplaatste het object enkele centimeters naar links.
I moved the object a few centimeters to the left.
Here, 'centimeters' indicates the short distance over which the object was moved.
Een centimeter verschil kan een groot effect hebben in deze nauwkeurige machine.
A centimeter difference can have a significant effect in this precision machine.
In this instance, 'centimeter' refers to the unit of measurement influencing the precision of the machine.
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