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Noun: square centimeter
Usage: US (elsewhere: square centimetre)
  1. A unit of area measurement equivalent to 1 centimeter in length multiplied by 1 centimeter in width, where one centimeter equals 0.3937 inch.
    - square centimetre [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: area unit, square measure

Part of: centare, square meter [US], square metre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Square centimeter