No. 8,661 in Dutch
inch
The Dutch word "inch" refers to a unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters in English.
In a sentence
De plank in mijn kast heeft een dikte van een inch.
The shelf in my cabinet has a thickness of one inch.
Here, "inch" is used as a unit of measurement to specify the thickness of an object.
Ik moest het frame van het schilderij een paar inch aanpassen.
I had to adjust the frame of the painting by a few inches.
In this sentence, "inch" is again a unit of measurement but is used in plural form to indicate the amount of adjustment.
De afstand tussen de twee merken was slechts een honderdste van een inch.
The distance between the two marks was only one hundredth of an inch.
"Inch" here is used in a scientific or precise context to describe a very small measurement.
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