centimetre en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɑ̃.-/ (dated)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ (UK)
- /ˈsɒn.-/ (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.
Meanings
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An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm
It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
2025 August 14, “The International System of Units (SI)”, in Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025, page 147:Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| centimeter | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| centimetres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
square centimetre · centimetre of water · subcentimetre · centimetre-gram-second · cubic centimetre · centimetric
Synonyms
Translations (83)
cs centimetr (one-hundredth of a metre) · tl sentimetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · sl centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · ia centimetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · cy centimetr (one-hundredth of a metre) · io centimetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · vi xen-ti-mét (one-hundredth of a metre) · pl centymetr (one-hundredth of a metre) · bg сантиме́тър (one-hundredth of a metre) · ug سانتىمېتىر (one-hundredth of a metre) · be сантыме́тр (one-hundredth of a metre) · shn သဵၼ္တိမႅတ် (one-hundredth of a metre) · tr santimetre (one-hundredth of a metre) · is sentimetri (one-hundredth of a metre) · yue 公分 (one-hundredth of a metre) · sh центиметар (one-hundredth of a metre) · az santimetr (one-hundredth of a metre) · ast centímetru (one-hundredth of a metre) · ru сантиме́тр (one-hundredth of a metre) · ary سنتيم (one-hundredth of a metre) · fa-ira سانْتیمِتْر (one-hundredth of a metre) · ro centimetru (one-hundredth of a metre) · fa-ira سانْتیمِتْر (one-hundredth of a metre) · ga ceintiméadar (one-hundredth of a metre) · sa शतिमान (one-hundredth of a metre) · he סֶנְטִימֶטֶר (one-hundredth of a metre) · nl centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · es centímetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · vi xăng-ti-mét (one-hundredth of a metre) · kn ಸೆಂಟೀಮೀಟರು (one-hundredth of a metre) · hy սանտիմետր (one-hundredth of a metre) · mn ᠰᠠᠨ᠋ᠲ᠋ᠢᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (one-hundredth of a metre) · id sentimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · te సెంటీమీటరు (one-hundredth of a metre) · la centimetrum (one-hundredth of a metre) · yo sẹ̀ǹtímítà (one-hundredth of a metre) · mn сантиметр (one-hundredth of a metre) · sw sentimita (one-hundredth of a metre) · gl centímetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · ko 센치 (one-hundredth of a metre) · si සෙණ්ටීමීටර් (one-hundredth of a metre) · nb centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · hak 公分 (one-hundredth of a metre) · cmn 釐米 /厘米 (one-hundredth of a metre) · th เซนติเมตร (one-hundredth of a metre) · fo sentimetur (one-hundredth of a metre) · ms sentimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · ko 센티 (one-hundredth of a metre) · ar سِنْتِيمِتْر (one-hundredth of a metre) · vi phân (one-hundredth of a metre) · cmn 公分 (one-hundredth of a metre) · km សង់ទីម៉ែត្រ (one-hundredth of a metre) · nan-hbl 公分 (one-hundredth of a metre) · hu centiméter (one-hundredth of a metre) · mk сантиме́тар (one-hundredth of a metre) · ur سینٹیمیٹر (one-hundredth of a metre) · khb ᦌᦵᧃᦎᦲᦙᦶᧆ (one-hundredth of a metre) · de Zentimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · sh centimetar (one-hundredth of a metre) · lo ເຊັນຕີແມັດ (one-hundredth of a metre) · yi צענטימעטער (one-hundredth of a metre) · ja センチメートル (one-hundredth of a metre) · fi senttimetri (one-hundredth of a metre) · ko 센티미터 (one-hundredth of a metre) · sk centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · si සෙන්ටීමීටර් (one-hundredth of a metre) · it centimetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · pt centímetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · el εκατοστόμετρο (one-hundredth of a metre) · eo centimetro (one-hundredth of a metre) · da centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · tr santim (one-hundredth of a metre) · uk сантиме́тр (one-hundredth of a metre) · yue 釐米 /厘米 (one-hundredth of a metre) · sv centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · hi सेंटीमीटर (one-hundredth of a metre) · bn সেন্টিমিটার (one-hundredth of a metre) · fr centimètre (one-hundredth of a metre) · ja センチ (one-hundredth of a metre) · nn centimeter (one-hundredth of a metre) · ca centímetre (one-hundredth of a metre) · ka სანტიმეტრი (one-hundredth of a metre) · gd ceudameatair (one-hundredth of a metre)