Associations to the word «Centimetre»

Wiktionary

CENTIMETRE, noun. (British) (Canada) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres.

Dictionary definition

CENTIMETRE, noun. A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.

Wise words

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