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See also: Cm, CM, cM, .cm, and c.m.
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cm

  1. (metrology) Symbol for centimeter (centimetre), an SI unit of length equal to 10−2 meters (metres).
    • 2012 June 20, Jason Palmer, “Dark matter tracks could give earliest view of Universe”, in bbc.co.uk (in English), retrieved 2012-06-20:
      Researchers have come up with a way to glimpse the infant Universe by decoding the earliest ripples in its light.
      They say this can be achieved by capturing the specific radio wavelength of 21cm from the heavens.
      The trick is to tell the difference between 21cm waves from our galaxy and those from distant, ancient sources.

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Chinese

Etymology

Pseudo-acronym of English comment.

Noun

cm

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, text messaging) comment

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Adverb

cm

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of come (how).
    nn so cmI don't know how