Sentences with word «centimetre»

A centimetre is a small unit of length that is equal to one-hundredth of a meter. It is commonly used to measure short distances, like the length of a pencil or the width of a finger. Full definition
Put the pan on the heat, add a couple of centimetres of boiling water and bring to a gentle simmer.
On each face of the cuboid there is a straight red line a whole number of centimetres long going from the mid-point of one edge to the mid-point of another.
When the rover zoomed in, it saw rounded pebbles in the conglomerates and in surrounding gravel that were fairly large — up to a few centimetres in diameter.
The increased length serves to add a few cubic centimetres of storage to the diminutive trunk, while the increased power and weight negate one another such that the 124's power - to - weight ratio is negligibly better than the MX - 5.
Ultra-deep genetic sequencing was performed on 234 biopsies taken from four patients revealing 3,760 mutations, with more than 100 cancer - associated mutations per square centimetre of skin.
Rising magma in Earth's mantle is thought to ascend at just a few centimetres per year.
But if they are part of an assembly which comes in a box several centimetres across and can be picked up by hand, people might buy them.
Carbon dioxide lasers burn the paint in swathes a couple of centimetres wide as the operator swings the beam across the surface.
Job's tears, a grass that normally grows about 60 centimetres tall in the tropics, has become a giant of around 4 metres, says Michael Balick, the director of economic botany at the New York Botanical Garden.
Put half of your frosting on top of one of your cakes and gently spread it out over the sponge but keep it a few centimetres from the edges and then sandwich it together with the other half.
So the team suggests that a layer of volcanic ash, perhaps a few centimetres thick, may protect the structures.
Researchers at Fuji Film in Japan and IBM in Zurich, Switzerland, have already built prototypes that can store 35 terabytes of data — or about 35 million books» worth of information — on a cartridge that measures just 10 centimetres by 10 cm by 2 cm.
However, when in a public place with greater interference from external devices, I did find the BTR1 to cut out fairly frequently, despite being placed just centimetres away from my phone in the opposite pocket.
Around 90 % of mums - to - be get stretch marks, they usually appear on the breasts, thighs and belly and can vary in width from 1 - 10 mm and can be several centimetres long.
Juve failed to clear a Milan free kick properly, and the ball fell to Jose Mauri, who was just centimetres wide with his shot!
The centrepiece of the exhibition, though, is an untitled work from 2014: a mannequin, suspended from the ceiling, its feet dangling a few centimetres above the ground.
Using a serrated knife, chop the top half centimetre (5th inch) off each clove.
Two - time Olympic gold medallist Valerie Adams was just a single centimetre off her own shot put meeting record from 2014 as she threw 19.68 m in the fifth round for victory.
Like the first centimetre on a cosmic ruler, the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, is the basis for measuring how far away other objects are.
How to change the metric units your Fitbit registers your activity in: Head to the Advanced Settings menu under the Settings section in the Account tab > selecting Units > choose between centimetres and kilometres or feet and miles, kilograms, pounds or stone, ounces or milliliters and metres or yard for swimming.
With a mark of 75.52 m he was two centimetres over the qualifying mark and advances along with defending champion Pawel Fajdek and Olympic, world and European bronze medallist Wojciech Nowicki.
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Ukraine came within centimetres of levelling, but an incredible goal - line clearance by Jerome Boateng prevented Yevhen Konoplyanka's header hitting the net.
It automatically lowers itself a couple centimetres at highway speeds to reduce drag and improve ride quality, and also can be jacked up for off - road use.
The rear seats are exceptionally roomy and flexible, as they can slide back by up to 16 centimetres for added legroom while still allowing more than enough boot space.
Nine of the works are arrestingly hung only centimetres apart in a horizontal line on a single wall, like Ellsworth Kelly's Spectrum V (1969).
Additional comforts feature a bathroom with a shower or a bathtub and one plush 180 - centimetre Simmons bed with deluxe, high - thread count Italian linens.
The observatory responded in 1971 by erecting a 60 - centimetre telescope at Las Campanas in Chile.
Getting into and out of the middle - row seats is easy thanks to the big rear doors, and once inside there's a few centimetres more leg room compared to a BMW X5 or Range Rover Sport.
By 2150, sea levels would be as much as 17 centimetres lower for a rise of 1.5 °C, compared with 2 °C.
With an excess of thick, wiry hair and a beard line that seems to stop mere centimetres below his eyesockets, Marouane Fellaini has never been the easiest chap to look at for long periods of time.
The secret to this spacious design, particularly on the five - door model, is the regular shape of the rear end, which gives passengers added centimetres of headroom in the cabin.
The digitised image is then displayed on a 94 - centimetre screen containing an array of touch and pressure detectors.
The former Anguillan had opened the competition with 6.70 m, but that lead did not last long as Lorraine Ugen responded with a lifetime best of 6.74 m — an agonising one centimetre shy of the Olympic «A» standard.
That said, Harry Kane did bobble a header off the post and then saw the ricochet turned off the line by Andrea Barzagli as the home team came centimetres from forcing extra time in the 90th minute.
That mark, just a single centimetre off the American's own championship record, saw her soar ahead of Serbia's European indoor champion Ivana Spanovic, who had led the competition since her 7.00 m in the first round and improved to 7.07 in the penultimate round.
Both cars are powered by V6s with just a single cubic centimetre difference; the S4's engine capacity is 2995cc while the C43's is 2996cc.
The loungeroom has comfortable couches, polished wooden floor and a 68 centimetre television with DVD player and Foxtel.
Its report, published in September 2013, says Antarctica's total sea level contribution could be up to 16 centimetres during this century.
As it stops, two children run out into the road, mere centimetres from your bumper, absorbed in a game of tag.
By contrast, Christopher Morin of the US Air Force tested Locata's accuracy recently at White Sands, and it worked to within 18 centimetres along any axis.
Storing 55 minutes of video on each side of a 13 - centimetre disc works out at 25 gigabits per side.
I'm quite petite and I love that they give me a few extra centimetres in height I worn them a lot last summer and really like the used look they have now...
His bare arse approaches the shackled man's face with slow precision, stopping only centimetres away.
It has a density of 1.7 grams per cubic centimetre like Pluto's, but less than a third that of Earth.
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