English Etymology Latin centi-, hundred + metre
Alternative spelling (chiefly US) centimeter
Noun An SI and MKS subunit of length, equal to one-hundredth of a metre. Symbol: cm Translations Arabic: سنتميتر Chinese: 厘米 Finnish: senttimetri French: centimètre m German: Zentimeter m Greek: (hekatostometro) Interlingua: centimetro Italian: centimetro m Polish: centymetr m Portuguese: centímetro m Spanish: centímetro m Swedish: centimeter c Vietnamese: xentimet
