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centimeter |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Centimeter \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: centimeter n : a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: {centimetre}, {cm}]
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