CENTIMETER

centimeter, centimetre, cm

(noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

centimeter (plural centimeters)

(American spelling) Alternative form of centimetre

Anagrams

• centimetre, recitement, remittence

Source: Wiktionary


Cen"ti*me`ter, Cen"ti*me`tre, n. Etym: [F. centimètre; centi- (L. centum) + mètre. See Meter.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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