US /ˈsɑ̃.-/ UK /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/
noun Freq #49554

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm

    Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre.

  2. 2
    noun

    a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

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Synonyms
1 noun · an si unit of length equal... cm
2 noun · a metric unit of length... centimeter

Etymology

Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.

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