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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (US centimeter) a metric unit of length, equal to one-hundredth of a metre. Phrases and idioms: centimetre-gram-second system the system using these as basic units of length, mass, and time. Usage: Abbr.: cgs system.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Centimeter Cen"ti*me`ter, Centimetre Cen"ti*me`tre, n. [F. centim[`e]tre; centi- (L. centum) + m[`e]tre. See Meter.] The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(centimetres) Note: in AM, use 'centimeter' A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimetres or one-hundredth of a metre. ...a tiny fossil plant, only a few centimetres high. N-COUNT