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Meanings of centimetre in anglès

rus
сантиметр
portuguès
centímetro
espanyol
centímetro
català
cm

Unit of length equal to 1/100 of a metre.

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cm
Usage of centimetre in anglès
1
The trooper was caught inside the hail of millimetre- and centimetre-scale fragments.
Surface detail
2
My probable error at this range is less than half a centimetre.'
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
3
The infrared beam sliced a forty-centimetre circle out of the foam-covered hull.
The Reality Dysfunction
4
Holly spooled a bandage from her belt, tearing off a fifteen-centimetre strip.
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
5
His eye focused on a two-centimetre burn mark scoring the composite wall.
The Neutronium Alchemist
6
Every square centimetre of Lee's paintings is charged with the energy of looking.
The Irish Times
7
It was impossible to move so much as a centimetre in any direction.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
8
The pair went straight down, fast, G-force increasing their speed with every centimetre.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
9
Len Buchannan backed his boat down it, cursing every centimetre of the way.
The Reality Dysfunction
10
Every square centimetre of the metal surface contained a security or surveillance device.
Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
11
Barely a centimetre high, the figures can produce a surprisingly magnified emotional reaction.
The Guardian
12
Pour over enough stock to cover the rice by one centimetre.
The Irish Times
13
It comes in only a centimetre before being blocked by the shelving unit.
Pandaemonium
14
Jupiter had supplied the little bitek sensors, completely transparent discs a centimetre wide.
The Naked God
15
A thirty-centimetre-square metal panel was secured to Juliuss chest with octo-bonds.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
16
It snapped off, leaving a splintered twenty-centimetre stump sticking out of his chest.
The Reality Dysfunction
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Ireland
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