- a variation of centimeter.
centimetre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Just one centimetre higher or lower - that is the difference between success sometimes and defeat."
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
"Every extra centimetre on a suit counts. If your suit has a 5% bigger surface area, you fly further," said FIS ski jumping men's race director Sandro Pertile.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
In 2023, he won the title despite playing with a three centimetre tear in his hamstring.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
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.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
In a forcible emphatic way, he was handsome and looked, as his secretary was never tired of repeating, every centimetre an Alpha-Plus.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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