centimeter

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English

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Noun

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centimeter (plural centimeters)

  1. (American spelling) (Canadian spelling, alternative) Alternative form of centimetre

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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centimeter c (singular definite centimeteren, plural indefinite centimeter)

  1. centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French centimètre. Equivalent to centi- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛntiˌmeːtər/
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  • Hyphenation: cen‧ti‧me‧ter

Noun

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centimeter m (plural centimeters, diminutive centimetertje n)

  1. centimetre, one-hundredth of a metre
  2. (Netherlands) tape measure
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Descendants

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  • Caribbean Javanese: sènti

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From centi- +‎ meter.

Noun

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centimeter m (definite singular centimeteren, indefinite plural centimeter, definite plural centimeterne)

  1. a centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From centi- +‎ meter.

Noun

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centimeter m (definite singular centimeteren, indefinite plural centimeter, definite plural centimeterane or centimetrane)

  1. a centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɛntɪˈmeːtɛr/, /ˈsɛntɪmeːtɛr/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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centimeter c

  1. a centimetre

Usage notes

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Indefinite form plural could also be centimetrar/centimetrars

Declension

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Declension of centimeter 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative centimeter centimetern centimeter centimeterna
Genitive centimeters centimeterns centimeters centimeternas