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centimetre

noun

  1. unit of length equal to 1/100 of a metre
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ / /ˈsɑ̃.-/ / /ˈsɒn.-/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.

  1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm

    Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

    Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre

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