(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:24:45

Cen"ti*me`ter, Cen"ti*me`tre (?), n. [F. centimetre; centi- (L. centum) + metre. See Meter.]

The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

© Webster 1913.

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