A centimeter is a unit of length that is used to measure small distances. It is equal to one hundredth of a meter, or about the width of a small button on a shirt. Full definition
During the two years in which the dikes were broken, the polder rebounded with tens of centimeters of sediment deposited by daily tides. (scientificamerican.com)
At the moment, the solar cells can generate roughly 2.5 milliwatts per square centimeter in typical sunlight conditions. (tomsguide.com)
«There are millions of species of microbes per cubic centimeter of soil,» Brown said. (sciencedaily.com)