How to pronounce centimeter
American English pronunciation
SEN-tuh-mee-ter
- IPA
- /ˈsɛntəˌmitɚ/
- Syllables
- SEN · tuh · mee · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What centimeter means
A small metric unit of length, about a fingernail wide
In a sentence: The tiny snail moved only one centimeter across the leaf.
Where it comes from: It joins centi-, meaning one hundredth, and meter. One hundred centimeters make one meter.
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