'Centimeter' definitions:
Definition of 'centimeter'
noun
A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter,
centimetre,
cm]
Definition of 'Centimeter'
- Centimeter \Cen"ti*me`ter\, Centimetre \Cen"ti*me`tre\, n. [F.
centim[`e]tre; centi- (L. centum) + m[`e]tre. See Meter.]
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.
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