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centimeter /cen·ti·me·ter/ (cm) (-me″ter) one hundredth (10−2) of a meter.

cubic centimeter (cm3) (cc) a unit of capacity, being that of a cube each side of which measures 1 cm; equal to 1 mL.

cen·ti·me·ter (s

-m

n. Abbr. cm

A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10^-2) of a meter.

centimeter (cm)

[sen′timē′tər]

Etymology: L, centum, hundred; Gk, metron, measure

the metric unit of measurement equal to one hundredth of a meter, or 0.3937 inch.

centimeter (cm) [sen´tĭ-me″ter]

one hundredth (10⁻²) of a meter.

cubic centimeter (cm³) (cc) a unit of capacity, being that of a cube each side of which measures 1 cm; equal to 1 mL.

centimeter

one-hundredth of a meter, or approximately 0.3937 inch; abbreviated cm.

cubic centimeter

a unit of capacity, being that of a cube 1 cm on a side; abbreviated cm³, cu.cm. or cc.

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