No. 542 in Norwegian
centimeter
A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.
In a sentence
Denne boken er tre centimeter tykk.
This book is three centimeters thick.
The word 'centimeter' is used here as a unit of measurement to describe the thickness of the book.
Jeg trenger en linjal som viser millimeter og centimeter.
I need a ruler that shows millimeters and centimeters.
The word 'centimeter' is used here to represent a specific division on a measuring tool.
Hunden vokste flere centimeter på bare en måned.
The dog grew several centimeters in just one month.
The word 'centimeter' is used here to describe the amount of growth in height of the dog.
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