cm

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  cm    CM    Cm    Cm.    centimetre    curium  

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cm

▶abbreviation centimetre(s).

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CM

▶abbreviation

• 1 command module.

• 2 common metre.

• 3 Member of the Order of Canada.

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Cm

▶symbol the chemical element curium.

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Cm.

▶abbreviation (in the UK) Command Paper (sixth series, 1986–).

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centimetre /ˈsentɪmiːtə(r)/ (US centimeter) (abbrev.: cm)

▶noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre (0.394 in.).

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curium /ˈkjʊərɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 96, an artificially made radioactive metal of the actinide series. (Symbol: Cm)

– origin 1940s: from the name of Marie and Pierre Curie (see curie).