centimetre
English
Alternative forms
- centimeter (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (medical, dated) IPA(key): /ˈsɑ̃.-/, /ˈsɒn.-/
Noun
centimetre (plural centimetres)
- (British spelling, Canadian spelling) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm
Derived terms
- centimetre of water
- cubic centimetre
- square centimetre
Translations
one-hundredth of a metre
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Further reading
centimetre on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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