n. (Abbr. cm)
A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10 -2) of a meter.
centimeter
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centimeter
One hundredth of a meter; equal to somewhat less than half an inch.
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A unit of measurement that is 1/100th of a meter or approximately 4/10ths of an inch (0.39 inch).
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centimetre
[Etymology: centi- + metre] length Symbol cm. (Metric) 1/100 m (0.393 70~ in, i.e. 1/2.54 in), the base unit for length in the c.g.s. system.
See also electromagnetic centimetre; electrostatic centimetre.
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In the metric system, a measure of length equal to a hundredth part of a meter, or 0.3937+ in.; abbreviated cm; an inch equals 2.54 cm.
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centimeter (sĕn'tĭmē'tər), abbr. cm, unit of length equal to 0.01 meter, the basic unit of length in the metric system. The centimeter is the unit of length in the cgs system. It is approximately equal to 0.39 inch, or 1 inch equals about 2.54 centimeters. See weights and measures.
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(sen-tuh-mee-tuhr)
A unit of length in the metric system; one-hundredth of a meter, or about two-fifths of an inch.
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One-hundredth of a meter, or approximately 0.3937 inch; abbreviated cm.
- cubic c. — a unit of capacity, being that of a cube 1 cm on a side; abbreviated cm3, cu.cm. or cc.
| Unit Conversions: centimeters |
To convert from centimeters to:
feet,
multiply by .03281.
inches,
multiply by .3937.
kilometers,
multiply by .00001.
meters,
multiply by .01.
miles,
multiply by 6.214E-06.
millimeters,
multiply by 10.
mils,
multiply by 393.7.
yards,
multiply by .01094.
Related measurements:
centimeter-dynes
centimeter-dynes
centimeter-grams
centimeters of mercury
centimeter/sec
centimeter/sec/sec
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IN BRIEF: A length of one-hundredth of a meter.
The insect measured one centimeter across.
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