centimeter
centimeter
Definition
cen·ti·meter (sen′tə mēt′ər, sän′-)
centimeter (cm)
Telecom Definition
See cm.
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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