centimetre


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centimetre

(ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə) or

centimeter

n
(Units) one hundredth of a metre
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Noun1.centimetre - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metercentimetre - 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
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Translations
centimetr
centimeter
senttimetri
centimetar
centiméter
sentímetri
センチメートル
센티미터
centimetras
centimetrs
centimeter
centimeter
เซนติเมตร
centimetxentimét

centimetre

centimeter (US) [ˈsentɪˌmiːtəʳ] Ncentímetro m
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centimetre

[ˈsɛntɪmiːtər] centimeter (US) ncentimètre m
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centimetre

, (US) centimeter
nZentimeter m or nt
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centimetre

centimeter (Am) [ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtəʳ] ncentimetro
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centimetre

(ˈsentimiːtə) noun
a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a metre.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

centimetre

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
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References in periodicals archive ?
Swabs from female-only homes found 102.5 germs per cubic centimetre on chopping boards, but just 24 on the loos.
Reportedly, Celesteion's numerous patient-friendly features include the industry's largest bore, 90 centimetres CT and 88 centimetres PET bore that offers a feeling of openness for patients and more accurate CT and PET imaging; fast imaging, for reduced exam times; expansive field-of-view, with 70 centimetre rue CT and PET field-of-view and 85 centimetre CT extended field-of-view and CT dose reduction, as Celesteion comes standard with Toshiba's CT dose reduction technology, AIDR 3D, for safer CT imaging and is also compliant with MITA's XR-29 Smart Dose Standard
The results showed that for every two centimetre increase in birth length there was a six per cent increase in breast cancer risk, compared with the baseline.
During the first year of treatment, the widely used remedies cut growth rates by about half a centimetre in one year, said scientists.
Naeem Taj made a new medical history on Tuesday when he removed gallbladder of 25.5 centimetre size from the abdomen of 77 years old women and set a new world record of removing such a large size gallbladder through laparoscopic procedure.
In fact UK drivers are so slack about keeping their vehicles clean that the typical car has been found to host to no less than 283 different types of bacteria, every square centimetre.
Fifteen-year old Surman long jumped within one centimetre of the six metres barrier to defeat Kingston's Dominique Blaize by a dozen centimetres, while Surman's Birchfield club-mate Laura Scougall, from Great Barr, ran faster than ever before to win the 300 metres in 39.65 seconds.
Islamabad, Jan 10( ANI ): A Pakistani surgeon has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by successfully removing the world's longest gall bladder through a 1 centimetre umbilical incision.
I suggest that Coun Dark should press for the reinstatement of the centimetre and the banishment of millimetres to where they belong - to express measurements smaller than a centimetre in the few cases where it would be material.
Close to the Devin station, it reached 495 centimetres on the morning of May 22, which was 174 centimetres more than the day before.In Bratislava, the level was 593 centimetres, which was 152 centimetres more than on May 21, the SITA newswire reported.
Khadrala district in Shimla recorded 15 centimetres fresh snowfall, Pooh and Kalpa inEeKinnaur received 11 centimetres and 14 centimetres respectively, Manali received 11 centimetres and other higher regions of Lahaul Spiti- Malana,EeRohtang and UdaypurEehave received heavy snowfall.