centimetre
/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/
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dated/ˈsɑ̃.-/
centimetre noun: an SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm.
Noun
centimetre (plural centimetres)
centimetre meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
centimetre in Hindi
- one-hundredth of a metre
- सेंटीमीटर sẽṭīmīṭar
centimetre in Tamil
- சென்டி மீட்டர், மீட்டரளவில் நூறில் ஒன்று, சதமமீற்றர்
centimetre in Urdu
- one-hundredth of a metre
- سینٹیمیٹر seṇṭīmīṭar
centimetre in Bengali
- one-hundredth of a metre
- সেন্টিমিটার śenṭimiṭar
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- centimetre in Telugu
- సెంటీమీటరు seṇṭīmīṭaru
- centimetre in Malayalam
- മീറ്ററിൻറെ നൂറിലൊരു ഭാഗം
- centimetre in Kannada
- ಸೆಂಟೀಮೀಟರು seṇṭīmīṭaru
- centimetre in Sanskrit
- शतिमान śatimāna
- centimetre in Sinhala
- සෙන්ටීමීටර් senṭīmīṭar, සෙණ්ටීමීටර් seṇṭīmīṭar
- centimetre in Tagalog
- sentimetro
- centimetre in Arabic
- سِنْتِيمِتْر sintīmitr
- centimetre in Malay
- sentimeter
- centimetre in Indonesian
- sentimeter
- centimetre in Thai
- เซนติเมตร sen-dtì-méet
- centimetre in Vietnamese
- xen-ti-mét, xăng-ti-mét, phân
Synonyms of centimetre
- cm
- ㎝
Forms of centimetre
| plural | centimetres |
|---|---|
| alternative US | centimeter |
Origin of centimetre
Borrowed from French centimètre; equivalent to centi- + metre.
Words formed from centimetre
- centimetre-gram-second
- centimetre of water
- centimetric
- cubic centimetre
- square centimetre
- subcentimetre
Questions about centimetre
- What does centimetre mean?
- Centimetre means an SI unit of length equal to 10⁻² metres. Symbol: cm.
- What is centimetre in Hindi?
- Centimetre in Hindi is सेंटीमीटर (sẽṭīmīṭar). See Centimetre meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is centimetre?
- Centimetre is a noun.
- How do you pronounce centimetre?
- Centimetre is pronounced /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of centimetre?
- The plural of centimetre is centimetres.
Words near centimetre in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centimetre (page history and authors); centimetre (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centimetre (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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