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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Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
For example, on interstate highways, the depth of the layers combined could be 20 inches (51 centimeters) or more.
—Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
In fact, French newspaper Le Monde reported, the group had actually hacked a water mill in a small village and caused its water level to drop by 20 centimeters.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 8 May 2024
How about a handle 13 centimeters long and 6 centimeters in diameter?
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 4 May 2024
No one reports the type of flooding that on Tuesday doused the UAE, which often deploys the technology in an attempt to squeeze every drop of moisture from a sky that usually gives less than 4 or 5 inches (10 to 13 centimeters) of rain a year.
—Brittany Peterson, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2024
Its close relative, the southern marsupial mole, is slightly bigger, at about 18 centimeters (seven inches), and found in central Australia.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
The small hermit crab measures less than 1 centimeter, according to the university.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
This spring’s periodical cicadas will make their appearance when the soil temperature 8 inches (20 centimeters) deep reaches 64 degrees Fahrenheit (about 18 degrees Celsius).
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Centimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centimeter. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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