Centimetre Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsɛntəˌmitɝ

SEN-tuh-mee-ter

UK

sˈɛntɪmˌiːtɐ

SEN-tih-mee-tuh

परिभाषा

A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system that is equal to one hundredth of a metre (1 cm = 0.01 m). It is commonly used to measure small distances.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Spelled "centimetre" in British English and "centimeter" in American English. Commonly abbreviated as "cm." Used in science, medicine, and everyday contexts for measurements shorter than a metre.

• Spanish: centímetro
• Portuguese (BR): centímetro
• Portuguese (PT): centímetro
• Chinese (Simplified): 厘米
• Chinese (Traditional): 公分 - 釐米
• Hindi: सेंटीमीटर
• Arabic: سنتيمتر
• Bengali: সেন্টিমিটার
• Russian: сантиметр
• Japanese: センチメートル
• Vietnamese: xen-ti-mét
• Korean: 센티미터
• Turkish: santimetre
• Urdu: سینٹی میٹر
• Indonesian: sentimeter

उदाहरण वाक्य

The table is ninety centimetres long.

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He grew five centimetres this year.

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A centimetre is smaller than an inch.

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Could you move the picture down a few centimetres?

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My phone is about fifteen centimetres tall, so it fits in my pocket.

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Let’s cut the ribbon to exactly twenty centimetres.

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