centimetricadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛntᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsɛn(t)əˈmɛtrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centimetre n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < centimetre n. + -ic suffix.

†1. Of a cube: having sides one centimetre in length. Obsolete. rare.

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1868 R. O. Pringle & A. J. Murray Pract. Farming I. ii. 90 A gramme is the weight of a centimetric cube of water.

2. Measured or expressed in centimetres; of the order of a centimetre in length, diameter, or thickness.

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1885 Outing July 451/1 Items of physical measurements and tests averaged to each of the centimetric heights just indicated.

1963 J. van N. Dorr & A. L. de M. Barbosa Geol. & Ore Deposits Itabira District, Brazil C59/2 Locally the faults are spaced at centimetric (1–10 cm) intervals or less.

1996 C. Frankel Volcanoes Solar Syst. x. 215 Martian ejecta will be micrometric to millimetric in general, centimetric at best.

2012 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 120 139/2 The Cañizar Formation..is..mainly comprised of red-pink fine to coarse-grained sandstones..with centimetric layers of red mudstone intercalated.

3. Designating electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 1 and 10 cm; of or relating to such radiation. Of a device: employing such radiation. Cf. centimetre wave n. at centimetre n. Compounds 2.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > radio wave > microwave > [adjective] > of specific length

millimetric1873

centimetric1932

submillimetre1954

submillimetric1957

1932 Radio News June 1011/1 The Barkhausen-Kurz oscillators function as a result of..the effect that contributes to the inefficiency of regenerative oscillators at centimetric waves.

1945 Times 15 Aug. 2/1 The result was a centimetric ground Radar set.

1978 B. Johnson Secret War iv. 200 By July 1941, twenty-five corvettes were fitted with..the first operational, magnetron-powered centimetric radar in the world.

2007 Biogr. Mem. Fellows Royal Soc. 53 50 One of the major problems for the theory group was the propagation of centimetric radio waves over water.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centimetric
释义	centimetricadj. Brit. /ˌsɛntᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɛn(t)əˈmɛtrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centimetre n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < centimetre n. + -ic suffix. †1. Of a cube: having sides one centimetre in length. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1868 R. O. Pringle & A. J. Murray Pract. Farming I. ii. 90 A gramme is the weight of a centimetric cube of water. 2. Measured or expressed in centimetres; of the order of a centimetre in length, diameter, or thickness. ΚΠ 1885 Outing July 451/1 Items of physical measurements and tests averaged to each of the centimetric heights just indicated. 1963 J. van N. Dorr & A. L. de M. Barbosa Geol. & Ore Deposits Itabira District, Brazil C59/2 Locally the faults are spaced at centimetric (1–10 cm) intervals or less. 1996 C. Frankel Volcanoes Solar Syst. x. 215 Martian ejecta will be micrometric to millimetric in general, centimetric at best. 2012 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 120 139/2 The Cañizar Formation..is..mainly comprised of red-pink fine to coarse-grained sandstones..with centimetric layers of red mudstone intercalated. 3. Designating electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 1 and 10 cm; of or relating to such radiation. Of a device: employing such radiation. Cf. centimetre wave n. at centimetre n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > radio wave > microwave > [adjective] > of specific length millimetric1873 centimetric1932 submillimetre1954 submillimetric1957 1932 Radio News June 1011/1 The Barkhausen-Kurz oscillators function as a result of..the effect that contributes to the inefficiency of regenerative oscillators at centimetric waves. 1945 Times 15 Aug. 2/1 The result was a centimetric ground Radar set. 1978 B. Johnson Secret War iv. 200 By July 1941, twenty-five corvettes were fitted with..the first operational, magnetron-powered centimetric radar in the world. 2007 Biogr. Mem. Fellows Royal Soc. 53 50 One of the major problems for the theory group was the propagation of centimetric radio waves over water. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1868
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