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Centimetre Moderate

Centimetre has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

2

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10^(−2) metres. Symbol: cm

See Also
centimetres vershok attoparsec cubic decimetre infracentimetric jiffy foot exercise ball
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metric linear unit

Origin

The word comes from French, where it was formed by combining the prefix centi- with metre. It originally meant a hundredth of a meter.

Rhyming Words
tre etre litre antre putre outre metre entre notre titre mitre petre votre autre nitre estre eostre montre dartre bistre
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