cm

/siː ɛm/
noun
  1. A unit of length in the metric system equal to one hundredth of a meter.
    • The pencil is 15 cm long.
    • She measured the table and found it was 120 cm wide.
    • A centimeter (cm) is about the width of a fingernail.
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