centimetre C1 Topic:Describing Qualities UK /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #49554 Meanings 1 noun An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre. 2 noun a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an si unit of length equal... cm㎝ 2 noun · a metric unit of length... centimeter Common collocations square centimetre Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # centimetre **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 49554 ## Meanings 1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm 2. a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter ## Examples - Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre. ## Etymology Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown