1. Plural of centimetre; units of length equal to one hundredth of a metre, or approximately 0.39 inches.
Usage: British English spelling; American English uses 'centimeters'; Commonly used in scientific, medical, and everyday measurement contexts

Examples

• The ruler measures 30 centimetres in length.
• She grew 5 centimetres taller over the past year.
• The fabric was cut into strips of 10 centimetres each.
• The doctor measured the wound at 2 centimetres across.
• Most standard notebooks are about 21 centimetres wide.
• The rainfall this month was 8 centimetres.