2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: centimeter noun: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: {centimetre}, {cm}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Centimeter \Cen"ti*me'ter\, Centimetre \Cen"ti*me'tre\, noun [F. centim['e]tre; centi- (L. centum) + m['e]tre. See {Meter}.] The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See {Meter}.

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