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centimeters

/ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtərz/ /ˈsɛntəˌmiːtərz/

Meanings
noun
An SI unit of length equal to 10-2 metres. Symbol: cm

Examples :

"The rain fell five centimeters last night. "
math unit

Related Words

Illustration night

night noun

/naɪt/

The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"

Illustration five

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

The digit/figure 5.

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

Illustration rain

rain noun

/ɹeɪn/

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

"The rains came late that year."

Illustration symbol

symbol noun

/ˈsɪmbəl/

A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.

"$ is the symbol for dollars in the US and some other countries."

Illustration equal

equal noun

/ˈiːkwəl/

A person or thing of equal status to others.

"This beer has no equal."

Illustration last

last adjective

/last/ /ɫast/ /lɑːst/ /læst/

Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.

"“Eyes Wide Shut” was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration fell

fell noun

/fɛl/

A cutting-down of timber.

"The lumber company announced a large fell of trees in the forest this week. "

Illustration unit

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "

Illustration an

an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "

Illustration metres

metres verb

/ˈmiːtərz/ /ˈmɛtərz/

To measure with a metering device.

"The water company metres the amount of water each house uses. "

Illustration length

length noun

/lɛn(t)θ/

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

"The length of the classroom is 20 meters. "