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Centimetre - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Centimetre : (noun)
1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
[syn: centimeter, cm]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Centimeter \Cen"ti*me`ter\,Centimetre : \Cen"ti*me`tre\, n. [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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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