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centimetre

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centimetre or US centimeter
Noun
a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.centimetrecentimetre - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
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
Spanish centimetre, centimeter (US) [ˈsɛntɪmiːtəʳ] ncentímetro
French centimetre (US), centimeter [ˈsɛntɪmiːtəʳ] centi... ncentimètre m
German centimetre (US) centimeter [ˈsɛntɪmiːtəʳ] nZentimeter m or nt
Italian centimetre (US), centimeter [ˈsɛntɪmɪːtəʳ] ncentimetro

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Once the catheter is introduced and a cough stimulated, withdraw the catheter one centimetre, prior to applying suction to avoid direct negative pressure on mucosal tissue.
There the slope inward accommodates - to the centimetre - the family's silvergrey Honda van.
BERLIN & JUVISY SUR ORGE, France -- When Materazzi's ball hurtled towards goalkeeper Barthez with amazing speed and perfect timing, it was the photographers from Agence France Presse (AFP) that recorded every centimetre of its path from his forehead to the back of the net(1).
 
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