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cm

1 American  
Or cm
  1. centimeter; centimeters.


Cm 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. curium.


CM 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Christian male.

  2. Common Market


c/m 4 American  
  1. (of capital stocks) call of more.


c.m. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. church missionary.

  2. common meter.

  3. corresponding member.

  4. court-martial.


C.M. 6 American  

abbreviation

Roman Catholic Church.
  1. Congregation of the Mission.


Cm 1 British  

symbol

  1. curium

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cm 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Cameroon

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CM 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Member of the Order of Canada

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cm 4 British  

symbol

  1. centimetre

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cm Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of centimeter


Example Sentences

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In the species Satyrex ferox, the largest in the group, individuals can reach a legspan of about 14 cm.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The young shark measured about 210 cm in length and weighed roughly 80-90 kg.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

A 16 cm Cartier Love bracelet costs $8,655 including sales tax, and contains around 31 grams of 18 karat gold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Between 1993 and 2019, sea levels in the Torres Strait rose by about 6 cm per decade, the court was told.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

The return cm the previous day of all the hounds, except Cavall and the Dog Boy, and in the evening the failure to return of Kay and Wart, had set the household in an uproar.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White