centimeter
noun
one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. cm, cm.
centimeters
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pluralof centimeter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Air regulations ban all blades with sharp points and typically blunt knives longer than six centimeters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It also completed 10 somersaults in only 11 seconds while remaining within about 4 or 5 centimeters of its planned flight path.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The fossil, cataloged as MGB-512, is about 50 centimeters long and is housed at the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Since the Moon is receding from Earth at roughly 3.8 centimeters a year, millions of years from now it will appear too small to produce the phenomenon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He was eight centimeters taller than me, but he could move so silently sometimes, like he wasn’t walking on the same cheap, groaning floorboards as the rest of us.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
