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cen·ti·meter (sentə mēt′ər, sän-)

noun

one hundredth of a meter (0.3937 inch): abbrev. cm

Etymology: Fr centimètre: see centi- & meter

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centimeter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dilate: At around 2pm she checked again and I had dilated another 2 centimeters so she removed the contraption.
  • grow: Some types of willows will barely grow a few centimeters in one growing season, others might grow to 10 foot or more!
  • penetrate: Infrared imaging should be able to penetrate centimeters into tissue.
  • reach: The peppers are produced in great numbers on compact bushy plants reaching approximately 45 centimeters in height.

Adjective modifier

  • cubic: The density, about 0.2 grams per cubic centimeter, means it is a gas giant like Jupiter.
  • square: At 200 Watts per square centimeter, we can't use mechanical means like a heat sink for cooling.
  • few: A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick up the ass.
  • several: These small ' cup ' fungi, as they are known, vary from just 0.5mm across to several centimeters.
  • near: These are just the U.S. sizes rounded to the nearest half centimeter ( P4 ~ U.S. Letter, P3 ~ U.S. Ledger ).
  • mere: The ball passes his flailing hands by mere centimeters.

Modifies a noun

  • range: Continuous choice of settings over the entire five centimeter range.
  • square: Except for a ton of utilities related to the touchpad the left you with a one centimeter square for actually moving the mouse.

Noun used with modifier

  • half: Screen The screen is two and a half by two and a half centimeters.

Preposition: in

  • diameter: The hole was now some 50 centimeters in diameter.
  • height: The peppers are produced in great numbers on compact bushy plants reaching approximately 45 centimeters in height.
  • length: Approximately 17 centimeters in length, the female condom can appear quite daunting to some women upon their initial use.

Preposition: of

  • water: A large surface with only a couple of centimeters of water will ensure there is enough oxygen in the water.
  • legroom: United Business The enhanced United Business class will offer customers an additional 18 centimeters of legroom, and 20 percent more personal space.

Preposition: from

  • kick: A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick up the ass.

Preposition: per

  • year: Huge tectonic plates in the lithosphere constantly move at rates of centimeters per year in response to changes in the semi-liquid mantle.

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