centimetre

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centimetre

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ UK
/ˈsɑ̃.-/ dated
/ˈsɒn.-/ dated

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

noun centimetres · centimeter

An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm Holonyms: decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Similar: cm, ㎝

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noun one-hundredth of a metre

Español	centímetro
한국어	센티미터 sentimiteo, 센티 senti, 센치 senchi
日本語	センチメートル senchimētoru, センチ senchi
中文	釐米 /厘米 límǐ, 公分 gōngfēn
हिन्दी	सेंटीमीटर sẽṭīmīṭar
Kiswahili	sentimita
Português	centímetro
Français	centimètre
Deutsch	Zentimeter
Italiano	centimetro
Ελληνικά	εκατοστόμετρο ekatostómetro
Română	centimetru
Русский	сантиме́тр santimétr
Tiếng Việt	xen-ti-mét, xăng-ti-mét, phân
العربية	سِنْتِيمِتْر sintīmitr
עברית	סֶנְטִימֶטֶר sentiméter

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@misc{centimetre_2026,
  title = {centimetre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centimetre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}