centimetre

/ ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə /

noun

1. one hundredth of a metre

Example Sentences

He added that a bullet had missed him by "centimetres" and that the driver of the car had been injured.

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And the two bottles which, after taking a sip from each, had to be replaced meticulously in exactly the same spot a few centimetres apart.

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In the pole vault, Sweden's Duplantis cleared 6.26m, one centimetre higher than his previous best set as he won Olympic gold in Paris earlier this month.

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The 31-year-old conceded just three points from her lead in the long jump when the Belgian registered a jump one centimetre further.

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And he improved his world best of 6.24m, that he set in April, by one centimetre at his third and final attempt, to the delight of the crowd in the Stade de France.

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