centimeter
pronunciation
How to pronounce centimeter in British English:
UK [ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə]
How to pronounce centimeter in American English:
US [ˈsɛntəˌmitər]
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- Noun:
- a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
Word Origin
- centimeter (n.)
- also centimetre, 1801, from French centimètre (18c.), coined from Latin centum "hundred" (see hundred) + French mètre (see meter (n.2)).
Example
- 1. A sample of water taken tuesday contained 220 becquerels of iodine-131 per cubic centimeter .
- 2. He 'd walk in through the mudroom carrying his briefcase , still wearing the id badge , his tie not loosened a centimeter , and looking so damned important .
- 3. The sea rose more than one centimeter per year for 10000 years , then stopped .
- 4. It can take 6.1 million pictures in a single second , at a shutter speed of 440 trillionths of a second . Light itself moves just a fraction of a centimeter in that time .
- 5. Leave about one centimeter of space between the soil and the top of the container . The container should have holes in the bottom so extra water can flow out .