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CENTIMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("centimeter" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "centimeter"):
millimeter; millimetre; mm (a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter)
Holonyms ("centimeter" is a part of...):
decimeter; decimetre; dm (a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter)
Context examples:
A unit of radiant exposure equal to radiant energy of one joule arriving upon a surface area of one square centimeter.
(Joule per Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)
One kilonewton per centimeter squared is descriptive of the amount of force exerted in a particular area.
(Kilonewton per Centimeter Squared, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one centimeter traveled per unit time equal to two hours.
(Millimeter per Two Hours, NCI Thesaurus)
Port-wine stains vary in color from fairly pale pink to deep red or purple and in size from a few millimeters to many centimeters in diameter.
(Nevus Flammeus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A quantitative unit of measurement for thrombin inhibition per unit suface area in square centimeters.
(NIH Unit of Thrombin Inhibited/Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)
A traditional unit of length equal to 152.4 centimeters, or 1.52 meter.
(Pace Unit of Measure, NCI Thesaurus)
A dose calculation unit expressed in milliliter(s) per square centimeter.
(Milliliter per Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of pressure expressed in milliliter(s) per centimeter of water.
(Milliliter per Centimeter of Water, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of volume equal to one millionth (10E-6) of a cubic meter, one thousandth of a liter, one cubic centimeter, or 0.061023 7 cubic inch.
(Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)
A unit of measure equal to the number of milliliters per unit of length equal to one centimeter.
(Milliliter per Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)
