centimetre
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cen·ti·me·tre British English, centimeter American English /ˈsentəˌmiːtə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] (written abbreviation cm) TMa unit for measuring length. There are 100 centimetres in one metre. 厘米，公分
Examples from the Corpus
centimetre• To decrease the depth of a V neckline, deduct 1 from this figure for each 0.5 centimetre required.• Almost immediately her thumbnail found another groove opposite; she pulled, and the star came out about a centimetre.• X-rays and gamma rays are the shortest electromagnetic waves, with wavelengths less than a 1000 millionths of a centimetre.• Matt black with tiny fawn flecks, they are just under a centimetre long.• It used to take centuries to build up a centimetre or two of topsoil.• But have only one centimetre of bare flesh in contact - and the building would absorb you.• These have only one centimetre of padding and leave the thumb free to fold in safely.cen·ti·me·tre nounChineseSyllable
a There centimetres in are length. Corpus measuring unit for 100
centimetre
cen‧ti‧me‧tre S3 W3
British English, centimeter American English /ˈsentəˌmiːtə, ˈsentɪˌmiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation cm)
a unit for measuring length. There are 100 centimetres in one metre.
cen‧ti‧me‧tre S3 W3
British English, centimeter American English /ˈsentəˌmiːtə, ˈsentɪˌmiːtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation cm)a unit for measuring length. There are 100 centimetres in one metre.