centimeter

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cen·ti·me·ter | \ ˈsen-tə-ˌmē-tər

, ˈsän-

Definition of centimeter

: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀ meter — see Metric System Table

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Recent Examples on the Web The player’s caddie fishes a centimeter-measurer from the golf bag, the player measures six centimeters and moves his radioactive golf ball the permissible distance. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 19 May 2022 That the bullet came within a centimeter of his heart. — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2022 In the study, the team describes the possible oldest life on Earth as a tree-like structure roughly a centimeter across. — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 Apr. 2022 Blue Duck launched a pilot scooter program featuring centimeter-level GPS tracking with Dublin City University in 2020, billing itself as the first scooter company on the Emerald Isle. — Bruce Selcraig, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2021 After taking a few snaps of my current setup with my phone, I was given measurements for my saddle and handlebars (all of which have clear centimeter markings on them), as well as the overall frame geometry. — Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2020 Because the reef is protected, the team obtained permission to take small samples -- just a centimeter -- of the corals and sea sponge used by the dolphins. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 19 May 2022 Cast iron, one of the densest household items, is just 7.15 grams per cubic centimeter. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2022 At least 33 cities are falling by more than one centimeter per year, five times the rate of sea-level rise, based on recent estimates of global sea-level rise. — Camille Squires, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 See More

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