Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cm
2 senses of cm
Sense 1
centimeter, centimetre, cm -- (a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)
=> metric linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Sense 2
curium, Cm, atomic number 96 -- (a radioactive transuranic metallic element; produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei)
=> metallic element, metal -- (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)