[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

centimeter \cen"time`ter\, centimetre \cen"time`tre\, n. f.
   centim`etre; centi- l. centum + m`etre. 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 webster
see also:
meter 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

centimeter
     n : a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
         syn: centimetre, cm
see also:
centimetre cm 

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