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| centimeter |
a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. (abbreviated: cm) |
| m.1 |
abbreviation of "meter," or "meters." |
| metre |
a spelling of "meter1" (unit of measure) and "meter2" (musical time) used in Canada and Britain. See "meter" for more information. |
| millimeter |
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter or 0.03937 inch. (abbreviated: mm) |
| needle |
a long, thin pointer on a clock, meter, or dial. [1/6 definitions] |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
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