noun

centimeters

centimetres

The ruler is 30 centimeters long.

The ruler is 30 centimetres long.

He is a few centimeters taller than me.

He is a few centimetres taller than me.

((number)) centimeters (a unit of length) The line is 10 centimeters long.

Synonyms: inches, millimetres

From Latin 'centum' (hundred) + 'metrum' (measure). It means 'one hundredth of a metre'.

Think '100 cents in a dollar, 100 centimetres in a metre'.

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