- a variation of centimeter.
centimetre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Owen Heard jumped just one centimetre short of his personal best to secure a bronze medal for England in the men's pole vault.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Just one centimetre higher or lower - that is the difference between success sometimes and defeat."
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
On Sunday, USA ski jumper Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the women's large hill individual event because her skis were more than one centimetre too long.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 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
“Remember one cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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