centimetre

British

/ ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə /

noun

one hundredth of a metre

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Example Sentences

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Her system may tell a firm, for example, to take a few centimetres off the length of an item of clothing to reduce the number of returns overall.

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This is most likely over the highest ground in Scotland where a few centimetres of snow accumulation are possible.

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Born in Amsterdam with a hole in her heart and a leg that grew to be six centimetres longer than the other, Katja Snoeijs did not live an ordinary childhood.

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So Duplantis is more than 20 centimetres ahead of the rest - and will fancy himself to set a new world record of 6.30m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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Mr Sematumba said the M23 had agreed to "state authority" being established across DR Congo, however, the rebels have also said they would not give up a "single centimetre" of land.

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