centimeter
noun
ˈsän-
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In the metric system, which is used in most countries of the world, each basic unit of measure of length, area, or volume can be divided into centimeters. A meter consists of 100 centimeters, a square meter consists of 10,000 square centimeters, and a cubic meter consists of 1,000,000 cubic centimeters.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 July 2024
The sticks, the older one about 40 centimeters long and the younger one about half that length, came from two species of Casuarina, flowering pine trees native to Australia with a long history of ceremonial use.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
In southeastern South Dakota, residents of Canton were cleaning up after getting 18 to 20 inches (46 to 51 centimeters) of rain in just 36 hours last week.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 27 June 2024
Just a few centimeters long, the bronze piece had lost parts of a clasp that once existed.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 June 2024
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“Centimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centimeter. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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