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centimetre

British

/ ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə /

noun

one hundredth of a metre

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In 2023, he won the title despite playing with a three centimetre tear in his hamstring.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

In February 2020, a 20-year-old Armand Duplantis - ‘Mondo’ as he’s more commonly known - broke Lavillenie’s record by one centimetre.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

The Swedish 25-year-old secured victory at the event with a clearance over 6.02m before he attempted to improve his record mark, set in August, by one centimetre.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

Sweden's Armand Duplantis had already wrapped up the men's pole vault gold medal when he improved his world best of 6.24m, that he set in April, by one centimetre.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2024

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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