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Definition of centimetre : 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.

Synonyms:

curium, atomic number 96, Cm, centimeter

Usage examples:

• 2. The intramuscular osmotic pressure may reach, or even exceed, 2. 5 atmospheres, or 2. 6 kilogrammes per square centimetre of surface. - "The Mechanism of Life", Stéphane Leduc.
• Cliffe told me this morning that, apart from a direct hit by a 42- centimetre shell, he saw no reason, after what I had gone through, why I should not live for another hundred years. - "The Red Planet", William J. Locke.
• There are several monsters of 42 centimetre calibre on their way. - "A Hero of Liége", Herbert Strang.