English term
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian translator based in Bosnia
Native in: Serbian
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Bosnian, English to Croatian, and 2 more.
1/4”
1/4” to 3/4” away from the material
5/8”W x 3/4”H
Is this "one quarter inch" to "three quarter inch" away... or it is "one feet four inch" to "three feet four inch" away...?
| 5 +10 | one quarter inch |
Henk Sanderson
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Responses
Netherlands
47 years of Engineering Experience
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
one quarter inch
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Bashiqa
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Thanks, Bashiqa
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Mark Nathan
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Thanks, Mark
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Thanks, Jenni
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Suncana Kursan
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Thanks, Suncana
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Jack Doughty
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Thanks, Jack
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Tony M
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Thanks, Tony
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Thanks, gallagy2
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Jaime Oriard
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Thanks, Jaime
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Charles Davis
: After all that, I have finally remembered to agree with you :)
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Thanks, Charles
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NancyLynn
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Thanks, NancyLynn
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Discussion
"Three quarter inch" should "three quarters of an inch".
"One feet four inch" should be "one foot four inches".
"Three feet four inch" should be "three feet four inches".
In your first example, I would naturally say it like this: "a quarter to three quarters of an inch". But there are alternatives.
The second example, in words, would be "five eighths of an inch wide by three quarters of an inch high".
Some people hyphenate fractions ("three-quarters", etc.). They must be hyphenated when they are used as adjectives: "a three-quarters share". You would also refer to "a quarter-inch drill bit", for example.
1/4 = 0.25
3/4 = 0.75
5/8 = 0.625
To convert 5/8 to decimal on a calculator you can do 1 / 8 * 5 (1 divided by 8 multiplied by 5).
1/4" means 0.25 inches. It can be expressed in speech as "a quarter inch", or as "a quarter of an inch"; the latter is what I naturally say (I am British); I think "a quarter inch" is more common in American English. For 3/4" you would always say "three quarters of an inch".
one foot four inches would be written 1' 4".