Sentence examples for centimeter from inspiring English sources
The word 'centimeter' is correct and usable in written English
You can use it any time you need to refer to a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a meter. For example: "The mantelpiece measured 6 centimeters wide."
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Alternative spelling of centimetre
Centimetre (cm), also spelled centimeter, unit of length equal to 0.01 metre in the metric system and the equivalent of 0.3937 inch.
The New Yorker, I learned, paid strictly by the square centimeter, i.e., the amount of space a drawing would take up when it got published in the magazine.
He will not yield a single centimeter of land "not even for what they call "peace" & insists that "the land is ours and only ours" and the "peace" they offer is a fraud.
"The discrepancy of track accuracy is down to plus or minus one centimeter.
Tomatoes, kiwis, salad and apples from which you didn't have to remove a centimeter of old parched skin before eating.
"I probably caught the bottom of the ball by a centimeter," Ibanez said.
Another recent trend was wearing boots with twenty-centimeter platform heels.
Featuring an eight-day power reserve, dauphine-style hands that mimic those on its namesake wristwatch collection and a 16-centimeter, or about 6-inch, see-through back, the clock retails for $6,740 — far less than the watches of the same collection which start at $26,510.
Organic cotton remains in Loomstate's knits ("Fit isn't as down-to-the-centimeter with dresses," the designer said), but Mr. Gregory has also turned to other options, like reusable fabrics.
The typical screen made by Samsung is a three-inch, or 7.6-centimeter, diagonal.
He was handling a pair of gold leather shoes made up of the letters CRAZY sewn together, featuring 5-inch, or 12.7-centimeter, heels and 4-inch, or 10-centimeter, arches, which are "typical for dancers," he said.
