centimeter

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The standard American English spelling for the unit of length.

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Examples (10)

  • The ruler is 30 centimeters long.
  • This tiny insect is only about one centimeter in length.
  • For the experiment, we need to add water every half centimeter of depth.
  • Her hair grows about a centimeter every month.
  • The surgeon made an incision just a single centimeter long.
  • Please draw a square with each side measuring five centimeters.
  • The difference in height between them was barely a centimeter.
  • A standard pencil is about 19 centimeters long.
  • Be precise and measure it to the nearest centimeter.
  • How many cubic centimeters are in one liter?