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SENT-im-eet-uh/ˈsentɪmiːtə/

A centimetre (British spelling) is a measure of length: 100 centimetres = 1 metre. American English writes centimeter. Inch is a different system. A millimetre is smaller; a kilometre is much longer.

Meaning

A unit of length; there are 100 centimetres in a metre.

Examples

• “The pencil is about 15 centimetres long.”
• “The gap is only two centimetres wide.”
• “Use a ruler marked in centimetres.”

Good to know

British centimetre. 100 cm = 1 metre. US: centimeter. Smaller: millimetre.

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