| Pronunciation: | | 'sentu`meetur
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[n] a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter |
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CENTIMETER is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | centimetre, cm |
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| | See Also: | | decimeter, decimetre, dm, metric linear unit, millimeter, millimetre, mm |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A metric unit of measurement of length. |
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