Centimeters and Inches The centimeter 1 is a common unit of length from the metric system. It is equal to 10 millimeters and 0.01 meter. In other words, one meter consists of 100 centimeters.
Penumbra is a partial outer shadow that is lighter than the darker inner shadow umbra (e.g. the area between complete darkness and complete light in an eclipse). It is a friâ¦nge section of half shadow resulting from the partial obstruction of light by an opaque object.
âPenumbraâ means âumbrella.â The penumbra doctrine is that certain rights, most notably the right to abortion found in Roe v. Wade, fall under the âumbrellaâ of other, more specific rights enumerated in the Constitution. This page may be out of date.