der Zentimeter
Translation
centimetre
Examples
Das Lineal ist 30 Zentimeter lang.
This ruler is 30 centimetres long.
Ein Meter hat hundert Zentimeter.
One metre has one hundred centimetres.
Grammar Patterns
((number)) centimetres ((adjective)) to be (number) centimetres (adjective) The board is 50 centimetres wide.
Similar Words
Synonyms: unit of measurement (Maßeinheit)
Etymology
From Latin 'centum' (hundred) and Greek 'metron' (measure). It means 'one-hundredth of a metre'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'cent' (1/100th of a dollar) to remember that 'centi-' means one hundredth.