centimeter
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təˌmi noun
one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.
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centimetre or (US) centimeter (ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| one hundredth of a metre | |
| centimeter or (US) centimeter | |
| —n | |
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Centimeter
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
centimeter
1801, from Fr., coined from L. centum "hundred" (see hundred) + Fr. metre.
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American Heritage
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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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| centimeter (sěn'tə-mē'tər) Pronunciation Key
A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.01 meter. See Table at measurement. |
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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
West is every centimeter a carnivorous military beast.
By calculating the travel time, the distance to the moon from the laser site can be determined to within a centimeter.
Self examination alerted me to a two centimeter sized lump two months ago.
Even after you have washed the skin clean, there are still one million bacteria in every square centimeter.
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