centimeter
noun
cen·ti·me·ter
ˈsen-tə-ˌmē-tər 
ˈsän-
ˈsän-
: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀ meter see Metric System Table
Did you know?
In the metric system, which is used in most countries of the world, each basic unit of measure of length, area, or volume can be divided into centimeters. A meter consists of 100 centimeters, a square meter consists of 10,000 square centimeters, and a cubic meter consists of 1,000,000 cubic centimeters.
Examples of centimeter in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
His girthy predecessors, funnel-web spider Hercules and Colossus, measured 7.9 and 7.8 centimeters, respectively.
—
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Moore and Levy are unlikely to be the only Hollywood stars disrupted by the fire, which has come after Southern California hasn’t seen more than 0.1 inches (0.25 centimeters) of rain since early May.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Dreame debuted a prototype of a stair-climbing vacuum at IFA last year, showing a robot vacuum with a mobile arm on the bottom that extends to hoist the machine up ledges as high as 6 centimeters.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The snails sometimes only require a few centimeters of water, however, Paul Ruprecht, Nevada Director for Western Watersheds Project, told The Associated Press (AP) that the snails' margin for survival becomes more narrow if the groundwater system that supplies the springs begins to drop.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for centimeter 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Moore and Levy are unlikely to be the only Hollywood stars disrupted by the fire, which has come after Southern California hasn’t seen more than 0.1 inches (0.25 centimeters) of rain since early May.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Dreame debuted a prototype of a stair-climbing vacuum at IFA last year, showing a robot vacuum with a mobile arm on the bottom that extends to hoist the machine up ledges as high as 6 centimeters.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
The snails sometimes only require a few centimeters of water, however, Paul Ruprecht, Nevada Director for Western Watersheds Project, told The Associated Press (AP) that the snails' margin for survival becomes more narrow if the groundwater system that supplies the springs begins to drop.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for centimeter
Dictionary Entries Near centimeter
Cite this Entry
“Centimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centimeter. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
centimeter
noun
cen·ti·me·ter
ˈsent-ə-ˌmēt-ər
ˈsänt-
ˈsänt-
: a unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ meter see metric system
Medical Definition
centimeter
noun
cen·ti·me·ter
variants
or chiefly British centimetre
: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀ meter
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share