Sentences with 'centimetre'
Example sentences and phrases with the word centimetre and other words derived from it.
• « In one square centimetre of human skin there are approximately 3 million cells, 95 sweat glands, 14 oil glands, 10 hairs, 90 centimetres of blood vessels, 2,900 sensory cells and more than 3 million microscopic creatures. »
• « Beta radioactive particles can penetrate about one centimetre into tissues, and damage can occur to the skin but not to internal organs, unless ingested or breathed in. »
• « "The X-30 must have enough room to be able to carry all the fuel needed to get into orbit," says Dr Kobert R. Barthelemy, civilian manager of the NASP project, "and the engine efficiency must be extremely high - around 95 per cent - so that it can get the most energy out of every cubic centimetre of fuel. If we don't achieve this, we will never get into orbit. »