centimeter

[ sen-tuh-mee-ter ]

/ ˈsɛn təˌmi tər /

one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviations: cm, cm.

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Also especially British, cen·ti·me·tre .

From the French word centimètre, dating back to 1795–1805. See centi-, meter¹

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The reenvisioned design will measure 24 centimeters in diameter and will retail for a cool $2,400.
Lady Gaga To Collaborate With Versace; Chanel Hula Hoop Bag For Sale|The Fashion Beast Team|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
SMERSH estimated his height at “183 centimeters, weight 76 kilograms, slim build.”
Literary Bond Superior to Movie Version|Allen Barra|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Elite subsequently dismissed her, saying her hips were too big by two centimeters (3/4 of an inch).
Ananda Marchildon, ‘Too Fat’ Model, Wins Lawsuit|Nadette De Visser|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Marchildon starved herself and exercised relentlessly to try to lose the required two centimeters, but to no avail.
Ananda Marchildon, ‘Too Fat’ Model, Wins Lawsuit|Nadette De Visser|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

By May, its bulb can grow as big as two centimeters, and turns pink and then a deep red as it matures.
The Wonderful World of Ramps|Jeff Gimmel|April 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They were all made with one distance, namely, 6.4 centimeters; and on only one region, the forearm.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
The individual plant is very small, not more than two centimeters high.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
Objects of this kind, like this piece of bamboo, have a mouthlike form and vary from 30 to 60 centimeters in length.
The Manbos of Mindano|John M. Garvan
They are also furnished with metric system measurements, graduated and marked for centimeters and millimeters.
Paper-Cutting Machines|Niel, Jr., Gray
The first moult took place after five days, the larv being 1.4 centimeters in length.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)|August Weismann

centimeter

[ sĕn′tə-mē′tər ]

A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter.

centimeter

[ sĕn′tə-mē′tər ]

A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.01 meter. See Table at measurement.

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.