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centimeter

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for centimeter.

Editorial note

Does this above question mean, calculate volume with the three measurements and convert that from centimeter to litre?

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Quick take

(American spelling) (Canadian spelling, alternative) Alternative form of centimetre.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(American spelling) (Canadian spelling, alternative) Alternative form of centimetre.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for centimeter.

noun

(American spelling) (Canadian spelling, alternative) Alternative form of centimetre.

Example sentences

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Does this above question mean, calculate volume with the three measurements and convert that from centimeter to litre?

2

To fit the booster into the same space as a battery is cutting-edge, but to put a cubic-centimeter boost circuit next to your battery chamber is nothing special.

3

Small-scale, that is trivial (you can easily stretch a rubber band a few centimeter a year across a fault line).

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In fact, most people don't care about any of it other than a cubic centimeter of their own few layers.

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GPS chipsets in your typical Samsung and iPhone are already capable of centimeter resolution, its the shit antenna they put inside that's the problem.

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I don't think the initial positioning of satellites matter, I'd doubt they're carried with centimeter accuracy.

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Remember, the pod comes into direct contact with the wall while banking, so it's going to take the full force of any few-centimeter bump.

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Even on a 30 nm process, it would be possible to place 25 million cells in a square centimeter, with 10,000 synapses on each cell.

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What I find astonishing is that a satellite can be positioned to the centimeter.

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Are you sure a few-centimeter speedbump isn't a big deal?

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It's has 144 cores on a square centimeter chip.

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> The beam director tracked the receiver for long periods, with centimeter accuracy at 500 meters, despite turbulence and aircraft maneuvers.

Quote examples

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The entry-level laptop features a unique battery design that uses “terraced” battery cells to stuff every available centimeter of a device with power.

2

A reoccurring them seems to be "I would rather delete this data than let it be publicized due to a [Freedom of Information Act] request." If I had an abundance of charity in me, I would say he's a pompous git who can't stand the thought of The Enemy winning even a single centimeter against him.

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The "correct" answer is this: The predicted height increase in centimeters for one centimeter increase in the first metacarpal bone...as far as I can tell, the answer written for sentient humans would be something like: As the length of the metacarpal bone increases, so does height.

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I think the design could be improved - first by avoiding the weird inverted question/answer position if at all possible, second by avoiding capital letters, third by using easier to parse wording: "the predicted increase in height, in centimeters, for every one centimeter increase in the length of the first metacarpal bone"

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use centimeter in a sentence?

Does this above question mean, calculate volume with the three measurements and convert that from centimeter to litre?

What does centimeter mean?

(American spelling) (Canadian spelling, alternative) Alternative form of centimetre.

What part of speech is centimeter?

centimeter is commonly used as noun.