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单词 centimetre
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Definition of centimetre in English:

centimetre

(US centimeter) (also cm)
noun ˈsɛntɪmiːtəˈsɛn(t)əˌmidər
  • A metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a metre.

    厘米(长度公制单位,100厘米等于1米)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Providing measurements of birds in both inches and centimeters was a very good idea.
    • The same numbers apply if I measure distance in miles or centimeters or any other unit.
    • Her fingernails were of medium length, about four centimeters long, and she had painted them dark purple.
    • Patches can range from a few millimetres to a few centimetres in size.
    • The young, which are about a centimetre in length, feed on their reserves for the first few days of life.
    • Squid come in all sizes, from a centimetre to over a metre in length, and the life cycles of different species vary greatly.
    • Individual coal balls range from a few centimetres to over a metre in length.
    • He says such a pen is just two metres long by 60 centimetres wide, with a concrete floor and no bedding.
    • The water table is hurtling down not by centimetres or inches but, hold your breath, metres!
    • Shoot length was measured in centimetres, from the base to the top, using a fabric tape measure.
    • The biggest sapphires found there range up to three centimetres in length and about half a centimeter in diameter.
    • The sari is a length of cloth measuring from about four to eight metres by about 120 centimetres.
    • The line of tiles was running off at a tangent by a centimetre every metre.
    • The oddest thing was losing the feet and inches and changing to metres and centimetres.
    • The architecture of the lower lava sequence is now discussed on the centimetre to metre scale.
    • Hazel cut off a strip of the sheet about twenty centimetres wide and a metre long.
    • Beds of magnesite range in average thickness from five centimetres to five metres.
    • Sand volcanoes range in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres.
    • Again and again he did so, a little bit at a time, improving his own record by a centimetre here and a centimetre there.
    • Their bodies measured about 15 centimeters in length and they had long tails.

Definition of centimeter in US English:

centimeter

(also cm) (British centimetre)
nounˈsen(t)əˌmēdərˈsɛn(t)əˌmidər
  • A metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.

    厘米(长度公制单位,100厘米等于1米)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The young, which are about a centimetre in length, feed on their reserves for the first few days of life.
    • The water table is hurtling down not by centimetres or inches but, hold your breath, metres!
    • Her fingernails were of medium length, about four centimeters long, and she had painted them dark purple.
    • Hazel cut off a strip of the sheet about twenty centimetres wide and a metre long.
    • Squid come in all sizes, from a centimetre to over a metre in length, and the life cycles of different species vary greatly.
    • He says such a pen is just two metres long by 60 centimetres wide, with a concrete floor and no bedding.
    • Providing measurements of birds in both inches and centimeters was a very good idea.
    • The line of tiles was running off at a tangent by a centimetre every metre.
    • Beds of magnesite range in average thickness from five centimetres to five metres.
    • Sand volcanoes range in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres.
    • The biggest sapphires found there range up to three centimetres in length and about half a centimeter in diameter.
    • The sari is a length of cloth measuring from about four to eight metres by about 120 centimetres.
    • The oddest thing was losing the feet and inches and changing to metres and centimetres.
    • Shoot length was measured in centimetres, from the base to the top, using a fabric tape measure.
    • Patches can range from a few millimetres to a few centimetres in size.
    • The same numbers apply if I measure distance in miles or centimeters or any other unit.
    • Individual coal balls range from a few centimetres to over a metre in length.
    • The architecture of the lower lava sequence is now discussed on the centimetre to metre scale.
    • Their bodies measured about 15 centimeters in length and they had long tails.
    • Again and again he did so, a little bit at a time, improving his own record by a centimetre here and a centimetre there.
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