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