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How to pronounce centimeter in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms centimetre, cm
Type of metric linear unit

Examples of centimeter

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The typical screen made by Samsung is a three-inch, or 7.6-centimeter, diagonal.
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The distribution of neutrinos in the universe is about 300 per cubic centimeter.
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This belfry incorporates a 14 centimeter correction for the inclined axis below.
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The 244-centimeter-high sculpture will be shown by Landau Fine Art of Montreal.
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The rocks are covered with a dark green gelatinous mass about a centimeter thick.
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The number of pieces smaller than 1 centimeter orbiting Earth is in the millions.
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The fragments ranged in size from a centimeter to a few millimeters, Mackey said.
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One then speaks of a telescope as having, for example, a 100 centimeter aperture.
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A 4-centimeter band with an end moving at 2 centimeter per second is about right.
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More examples
  • A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
  • A centimetre (American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, which is the current SI base unit of length. Centi is the SI prefix for a factor of . ...
  • US spelling of centimetre
  • Unit of measurement used to describe cervical dilation.
  • Measurement: An SI (metric) unit of measurement equal to .39 inches or 1/100th of a meter.
  • A metric unit of linear measure. One centimeter equals about 0.4 inch, and one inch equals about 2.5 centimeters. One foot is equal to approximately 30 centimeters.
  • 0.01 meter; 0.394 inch; about 2.5 cm = 1 inch.
  • A metric unit of length equivalent to 0.01 meters.
  • 10 millimeters = 0.39 inches.