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cen·ti·me·ter
 centimeter
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- pronunciation:
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a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. (abbreviated: cm)
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adjective + (n.)centimeter
accurate, bare, cubic, just, mere, scant, square, straight, wider
verb + (n.)centimeter
average, bury, displace, float, hover, measure, penetrate, position, rise, space, travel
(n.)centimeter
+ verb
compare, dig, extend, weigh
noun + (n.)centimeter
accuracy,
atom,
bath,
blade,
canal,
ceramic,
creature,
cylinder,
depth,
dimension,
distance,
fiber,
finger,
gram,
height,
horn,
laser,
layer,
millimeter,
molecule,
mug,
object,
pad,
particle,
rise,
sediment,
ski,
square,
ton,
tube,
tumor,
velocity,
watt
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The word centimeter
contains the following parts:
cent, centi
Latin
root
that means hundred, hundreth
  Example words:
metr, -meter, -metry
Greek
root
that means measure
Example words:
altimeter, anemometer, barometer, centimeter, diameter, geometry, meter, metronome, perimeter, speedometer, symmetry, thermometer
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