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cen⋅ti⋅me⋅ter

  [sen-tuh-mee-ter]
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–noun
one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm
Also, especially British, cen⋅ti⋅me⋅tre.

Origin:
1795–1805; < F centimètre. See centi-, meter 1
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cen·ti·me·ter   (sěn'tə-mē'tər)   
n.   Abbr. cm
A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter. See Table at measurement.
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Cultural Dictionary

centimeter [(sen-tuh-mee-tuhr)]

A unit of length in the metric system; one-hundredth of a meter, or about two-fifths of an inch.

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Word Origin & History

centimeter 
1801, from Fr., coined from L. centum "hundred" (see hundred) + Fr. metre.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cen·ti·me·ter
Variant: or chiefly British cen·ti·me·tre /'sent-&-"mEt-&r, 'sänt-/
Function:noun
: a unit of length equal to 1/100 meter
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Medical Dictionary

centimeter cen·ti·me·ter (sěn'tə-mē'tər)
n.
Abbr. cm
A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter.

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