Centimetre Meaning in English

word

US

ˈsɛntəˌmitɝ

SEN-tuh-mee-ter

UK

sˈɛntɪmˌiːtɐ

SEN-tih-mee-tuh

释义

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.

用法与细微差别

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

例句

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.

basic

Could you move the picture down a few centimetres?

natural

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

natural

Let’s cut the ribbon to exactly twenty centimetres.

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