cm

¹ American  

Or cm

1. centimeter; centimeters.

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Cm ² American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. curium.

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CM ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Christian male.

2. Common Market

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c/m ⁴ American  

1. (of capital stocks) call of more.

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c.m. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. church missionary.

2. common meter.

3. corresponding member.

4. court-martial.

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C.M. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

Roman Catholic Church.

1. Congregation of the Mission.

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Cm ¹ British  

symbol

1. curium

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CM ² British  

abbreviation

1. Member of the Order of Canada

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cm ³ British  

abbreviation

1. Cameroon

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cm ⁴ British  

symbol

1. centimetre

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cm Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of centimeter

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Example Sentences

But when researchers raised the groundwater to between 25 and 50 cm below the surface, emissions dropped sharply.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026

These higher levels could see 2 to 5cm and it's expected that a few locations above 300m may see as much as 10 cm.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Each mirror is 34 cm across, 20 cm thick, and weighs about 40 kg.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025

A 16 cm Cartier Love bracelet costs $8,655 including sales tax, and contains around 31 grams of 18 karat gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

My book was approximately 25 cm X 35 cm X 1 cm so it couldn’t be hidden in a very small place, which meant that I didn’t have to look in any really small places.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon