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CENTIMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centimeter mean? 

CENTIMETER (noun)
  The noun CENTIMETER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meterplay

  Familiarity information: CENTIMETER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CENTIMETER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

centimeter; centimetre; cm

Hypernyms ("centimeter" is a kind of...):

metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "centimeter"):

millimeter; millimetre; mm (a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter)

Holonyms ("centimeter" is a part of...):

decimeter; decimetre; dm (a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter)


 Context examples 


A non-SI unit of volume equal to 0.5 cubic decimeter, or 500 cubic centimeters.

(Half Liter, NCI Thesaurus)

A traditional unit of length equal to 4 inches or 10.16 centimeters.

(Hand Unit of Length, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of metastasis in which skin cancer spreads through a lymph vessel and begins to grow more than 2 centimeters away from the primary tumor but before it reaches the nearest lymph node.

(In-transit metastasis, NCI Dictionary)

A traditional unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 centimeters.

(Inch, NCI Thesaurus)

The version of the infrared rectenna produces 8 nanowatts of power per square centimeter from a specialized heat lamp at 840 degrees.

(Harvesting Electrical Power from Waste Heat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

One erg is the work done or energy expended by a force of one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter.

(Erg, NCI Thesaurus)

One thousand cubic centimeters equal one liter.

(Cubic centimeter, NCI Dictionary)

A traditional unit of volume equal to 16.3871 cubic centimeters, or 0.5541 US fluid ounce.

(Cubic Inch, NCI Thesaurus)

This is expressed in the SI units milligray x centimeters (mGy x cm).

(Dose Length Product, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of force in the CGS system defined as the force that accelerates a mass of one gram at the rate of one centimeter per second squared.

(Dyne, NCI Thesaurus)



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