centimetre

/ ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə /

noun

1. one hundredth of a metre

Example Sentences

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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“In the pole vault, you can just go one centimetre at a time.”

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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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"We actually saw that low breast support meant a reduction in stride length of four centimetres," Prof Wakefield-Scurr explains.

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"If we don't have the orders, we don't move. Even if there's one centimetre of water, we don't intervene. It's frustrating," said his union colleague, Marc Alegrè.

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