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No. 7,535 in Dutch

centimeters

Centimeters: A unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter.

In a sentence

  • De lengte van het touw is 20 centimeters.

    The length of the rope is 20 centimeters.

    The word 'centimeters' is used as the unit of measure for expressing the rope's length.

  • Hij heeft drie centimeters sneeuw van de oprit geveegd.

    He cleared three centimeters of snow from the driveway.

    The word 'centimeters' is used to describe the depth of snow removed.

  • De bloem groeide met vijf centimeters in één week.

    The flower grew by five centimeters in one week.

    The word 'centimeters' is used to reflect the amount of growth of the flower in measured units of length.

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