centimeter
[sen-tuh-mee-ter]
- one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm.
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Also especially British, cen·ti·me·tre.
Origin of centimeter
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Examples from the Web for centimeters
Contemporary Examples
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 SaleThe Fashion Beast Team
November 15, 2012
SMERSH estimated his height at “183 centimeters, weight 76 kilograms, slim build.”
But Elite subsequently dismissed her, saying her hips were too big by two centimeters (3/4 of an inch).
Marchildon starved herself and exercised relentlessly to try to lose the required two centimeters, but to no avail.
By May, its bulb can grow as big as two centimeters, and turns pink and then a deep red as it matures.
Historical Examples
He employed a cylinder 12 centimeters in diameter fitted with a piston.
The sides of the cubes diminish from ten centimeters to one centimeter.
Dr. Montessori's Own HandbookMaria Montessori
He was at least fifteen centimeters shorter than Stern himself, and much lighter.
The Best Made PlansEverett B. Cole
He cut in two a stick eighteen centimeters in diameter in eighteen minutes.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
The diameter of this coin is two centimeters, and its weight is five grams.
Word Origin and History for centimeters
centimeter
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
centimeter
(sĕn′tə-mē′tər)- A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
centimeter
[sĕn′tə-mē′tər]
- A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.01 meter. See Table at measurement.
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The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.