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Centimetre

//ˈsɑ̃.-// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm

    "Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre"

  2. 2
    a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter wordnet

Etymology

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

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