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cen·ti·me·ter
(sĕn′tə-mē′tər)n. Abbr. cm
A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter. See Table at measurement.
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cen•ti•me•ter
(ˈsɛn təˌmi tər)n.
1/100 of a meter, equal to 0.3937 inch. Abbr.: cm
Also, esp. Brit.,cen′ti•me`tre.[1795–1805; < French]
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cen·ti·me·ter
(sĕn′tə-mē′tər) A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.01 meter. See Table at measurement.
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| Noun | 1. | centimeter - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metermetric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms |
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centimetr
centimeter
senttimetri
centimetar
センチメートル
센티미터
centimeter
centimeter
เซนติเมตร
centimet
centimeter
→ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cen·ti·me·ter
n. centímetro.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
centimeter (cm)
n centímetro (cm); cubic — (cc) centímetro cúbico (cc)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
centimeter - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter