This is the 1252nd most frequent Dutch word.
centimeter
A unit of length in the metric system equal to one hundredth of a meter.
In this sentence, 'centimeter' is used as a unit of measurement to describe the length of the table.
De lengte van de tafel is precies honderd centimeter.
The length of the table is exactly one hundred centimeters.
Here, 'centimeters' indicates the short distance over which the object was moved.
Ik verplaatste het object enkele centimeters naar links.
I moved the object a few centimeters to the left.
In this instance, 'centimeter' refers to the unit of measurement influencing the precision of the machine.