centimetre

Other spellings

• (US) centimeter
• (abbreviation) cm

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/

Noun

Singular centimetre

Plural centimetres

1. (countable) A hundreth of a metre; 100 centimetres is one metre

   This pencil is 18 centimetres long.