centimetre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"A tiny spot of less than a centimetre" was discovered during the most recent check up.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 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
"Every centimetre of sea-level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet," said Prof Shepherd.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
Chan came close to moving back into the medal positions with his final jump, but on his Paralympic debut, his final jump of 6.39m saw him miss out on a medal by just one centimetre.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
Washington is the capital of the United States of America, or 1 centimetre equals approximately 0.39 inches.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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