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centimeter

cen·ti·me·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-tuh-mee-ter]
    • /ˈsɛn təˌmi tər/
    • /ˈsen.tɪˌmiː.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-tuh-mee-ter]
    • /ˈsɛn təˌmi tər/

Definitions of centimeter word

  • countable noun centimeter A centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten millimeters or one-hundredth of a meter. 3
  • noun centimeter one hundredth of a meter (0.3937 inch) 3
  • noun centimeter one 100th of a meter, equivalent to 0.3937 inch. Abbreviation: cm, cm. 1
  • noun centimeter A metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter. 1
  • noun centimeter metric unit of measurement 1
  • noun centimeter US spelling of centimetre. 0
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Origin of centimeter

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
From the French word centimètre, dating back to 1795-1805. See centi-, meter1

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Parts of speech for Centimeter

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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centimeter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P.

  • acoustic ohm

    the unit of acoustic impedance, equal to the impedance of a medium in which a sound pressure of one dyne per square centimeter produces a velocity of one centimeter per second.

  • darcy

    a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rock

  • gauss

    Karl Friedrich [kahrl free-drikh] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1777–1855, German mathematician and astronomer.

  • lambert

    Constant [kon-stuh nt] /ˈkɒn stənt/ (Show IPA), 1905–51, English composer and conductor.

  • square centimeter

    a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one centimeter on each side. 2 , sq. cm. Abbreviation: cm.
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