Nomen

der Zentimeter

centimeter

Das Lineal ist 30 Zentimeter lang.

This ruler is 30 centimeters long.

Ein Meter hat hundert Zentimeter.

One meter has one hundred centimeters.

((number)) centimeters ((adjective)) to be (number) centimeters (adjective) The board is 50 centimeters wide.

Synonyms: unit of measurement (Maßeinheit)

From Latin 'centum' (hundred) and Greek 'metron' (measure). It means 'one-hundredth of a meter'.

Think of a 'cent' (1/100th of a dollar) to remember that 'centi-' means one hundredth.

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