centimeter

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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}. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Centimĕter — (lat.), Gedicht, das aus 100 Versarten besteht, z.B. das Lehrgedicht des Terentianus Maurus De literis, syllabis pedibus ac metris …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• centimeter — 1801, from Fr. centimètre (18c.), coined from L. centum hundred (see HUNDRED (Cf. hundred)) + Fr. mètre (see METER (Cf. meter) (n.2)) …   Etymology dictionary

• centimeter — [sen′tə mēt΄ər, sän′tə ēt΄ər] n. [Fr centimètre: see CENTI & METER1] one hundredth of a meter (0.3937 inch): abbrev. cm: Brit. sp. centimetre …   English World dictionary

• céntiméter — tra m (ẹ̑ ẹ̄) 1. dolžinska mera, stotina metra: nekaj centimetrov oddaljen; pet centimetrov [5 cm] dolga rana / kubični, kvadratni centimeter / ekspr. tudi za centimeter se ni premaknil prav nič 2. trak za merjenje z označenimi centimetri, dolg …   Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

• centimeter — (cm)    1. the basic unit of distance in the CGS version of the metric system, equal to 0.01 meter. One centimeter is about 0.393 700 787 inch.    2. an obsolete name for the statfarad (approximately 1.11 picofarad), the CGS electrostatic unit of …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Centimeter (cm) — A unit of measure in the metric system which is 1/100 th of a meter. There are 2.54 centimeters (cms) in one inch. The centimeter is commonly used in medicine to state the size of objects or distance between points. It may seem senseless to… …   Medical dictionary

• centimeter — cen|ti|me|ter sb., en, centimeter, ne (fork.: cm) …   Dansk ordbog

• centimeter — centimetras statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Ilgio vienetas (1 cm = 0,01 m). santrumpa( os) cm atitikmenys: angl. centimeter rus. сантиметр …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• centimeter — centimetras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. centimeter vok. Zentimeter, n rus. сантиметр, m pranc. centimètre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• centimeter — See cubic centimeter …   Dictionary of automotive terms