centimetre

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The standard British English spelling for the unit of length.

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Examples (10)

  • The pencil is fifteen centimetres long.
  • Please cut the fabric exactly one centimetre from the edge.
  • The baby has grown another centimetre this month.
  • The annual rainfall in this region is less than a centimetre.
  • My hair is now a centimetre longer than it was last month.
  • Could you measure the width of the box in centimetres for me?
  • He didn't miss the target by a metre, but by a single centimetre.
  • We will need to add an extra centimetre of space for the frame.
  • Remember that one inch is approximately 2.54 centimetres.
  • The doctor said the tumour had shrunk by a centimetre.