cen·ti·me·ter

(sĕn′tə-mē′tər)

n. Abbr. cm

A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10^-2) of a meter. See Table at measurement.

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cen•ti•me•ter

(ˈsɛn təˌmi tər)

n.

1/100 of a meter, equal to 0.3937 inch. Abbr.: cm

Also, esp. Brit.,cen′ti•me`tre.

[1795–1805; < French]

cen·ti·me·ter

(sĕn′tə-mē′tər)

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

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

centimeter - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

centimetre, cm

metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms

millimeter, millimetre, mm - a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

decimeter, decimetre, dm - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter

Translations

سَنْتِيمِتْر

centimetr

centimeter

senttimetri

centimetar

センチメートル

센티미터

centimeter

เซนติเมตร

santimetre

centimet

厘米

centimeter

→ سَنْتِيمِتْر centimetr centimeter Zentimeter εκατοστό centímetro senttimetri centimètre centimetar centimetro センチメートル 센티미터 centimeter centimeter centymetr centímetro сантиметр centimeter เซนติเมตร santimetre centimet 厘米

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

cen·ti·me·ter

n. centímetro.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

centimeter (cm)

n centímetro (cm); cubic — (cc) centímetro cúbico (cc)

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