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Centimeter
Pronunciation
Definition 1
A measure of length in the metric system. There are 100 centimeters in a meter and 2½ centimeters in an inch. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A basic unit of length in the former CGS version of metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter or approximately 0.393 700 787 inch. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A basic unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or approximately 0.393700787 inch. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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