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centimeter

[ sen-tuh-mee-ter ]

noun

  1. one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. : cm, cm.


centimeter

/ ĕə-ŧ′tə /

  1. A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.01 meter.
  2. See Table at measurement

centimeter

  1. A unit of length in the metric system ; one-hundredth of a meter , or about two-fifths of an inch.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of centimeter1

From the French word Գپèٰ, dating back to 1795–1805. See centi-, meter 1
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The city had an evacuation plan, but Murakami said it assumed only about 50 centimeters, or about 20 inches, of water would reach the front of city hall.

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It would have left just a few centimeters of ash and caused little or perhaps no structural damage.

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RAVEN's unique design allows it to walk, traverse gaps in terrain, and even to jump up onto an elevated surface 26 centimeters high.

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Not long after the tsunami warning was canceled, Snider said, his team determined a small tsunami — measured at 5 centimeters — did occur in Arena Cove off Mendocino County.

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On average, the spiders shot their web at the live prey when it came within 1.5 centimeters of their web, and at the tuning fork when it was 2.9 centimeters from their web.

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