📖 Definitions of "Centimeter"
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An SI unit of length equal to 10-2 metres. Symbol: cm
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| centimetrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm |
| cmnoun | (Canada) A member of the Order of Canada. |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| centimetrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm |
| cmnoun | (Canada) A member of the Order of Canada. |
| inchnoun | An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb. |
| tallnoun | (possibly nonstandard) Someone or something that is tall. |
| cubic centimeternoun | US spelling of cubic centimetre. [A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.] |
| square centimeternoun | (American spelling) A unit of area equal to that of a square of sides 1 centimeter. |
| centimetre-gram-secondnoun | (sciences) A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimetre, gram, and second. |
| centimeter-gramme-secondnoun | (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of centimetre-gramme-second. |
| centimetre-gramme-secondnoun | (British spelling) Alternative spelling of centimetre-gram-second. [(sciences) A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimetre, gram, and second.] |
| millimeternoun | US spelling of millimetre. [An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm] |
| cubic centimetrenoun | A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes. |
| metric inchnoun | A unit measure equivalent to 2.5 centimeters or 25 millimetres; 1/12 of a metric foot (“30 cm”) |
| millimètrenoun | Rare spelling of millimetre. [An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm] |
| kilogrammetrenoun | Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter. |
| micrometernoun | A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter. |
| centimeter-gram-secondnoun | Alternative spelling of centimetre-gram-second. [(sciences) A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimetre, gram, and second.] |
| cubic millimetrenoun | (British spelling) An SI unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one millimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁹ cubic metres. |
| millimnoun | (obsolete) Synonym of millimetre. |
| kilogrammeternoun | Alternative spelling of kilogram-meter. |
| submillimetrenoun | Alternative spelling of submillimeter. [(sciences) A unit or measurement that is less than a millimeter.] |
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