centimetre
Translation
centimeter
Examples
Please leave a one-centimetre margin.
Please leave a one-centimeter margin.
The insect was less than a centimetre long.
The insect was less than a centimeter long.
Grammar Patterns
a/one centimeter a single unit of length Please leave a one-centimeter margin.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (none)
Etymology
From Latin 'centum' (hundred) + French 'mètre' (meter). 'One hundredth of a meter'.
Memory Tips
'Centi-' means 1/100. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.