centimeter

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See also: Centimeter, centiméter, and centi-meter

English

Noun

centimeter (plural centimeters)

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

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

centimeter c (singular definite centimeteren, plural indefinite centimeter)

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

Declension

Declension of centimeter
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative centimeter centimeteren centimeter centimeterne
genitive centimeters centimeterens centimeters centimeternes

References

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

centimeter m (plural centimeters, diminutive centimetertje n)

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

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: sènti

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From centi- +‎ meter.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From centi- +‎ meter.

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

centimeter c

  1. a centimetre

Usage notes

Indefinite form plural could also be centimetrar/centimetrars

Declension

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