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centimetre

Noun

cen=ti=me=tre

WORDNET DICTIONARY

centimetre(n = noun.quantity) centimeter, cm - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter; Array

is a kind of metric linear unit

has parts: millimeter, millimetre, mm

is a part of decimeter, decimetre, dm

centimetre, n. [F. centimètre; centi- (L. centum) + mètre. See Meter.].

The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter. [1913 Webster]

centimetre, n. (US centimeter) a metric unit of length, equal to one-hundredth of a metre.

Idiom

centimetre-gram-second system the system using these as basic units of length, mass, and time.

Usage

Abbr.: cgs system.

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