What does "centimetre" mean?

An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm

What is a synonym for "centimetre"?

Common synonyms include: cm, centimeter, centimeter, ㎝.

"We searched the spacecraft centimetre by centimetre, and still, there's no sign of the xenomorph." "Yikes!"

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Noun

1
An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm
"Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre"
2
a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter wordnet

""We searched the spacecraft centimetre by centimetre, and still, there's no sign of the xenomorph." "Yikes!""

Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.

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