centimeter

Questions about centimeter

What does centimeter mean?

centimeter means "a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter".

How many syllables are in centimeter?

centimeter has 4 syllables: cen-ti-me-ter. The stress falls on "cen". In IPA it is /ˈsɛntəˌmitɚ/.

What is another word for centimeter?

Close synonyms include centimetre, cm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is centimeter a common word?

centimeter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with centimeter?

9 words rhyme with centimeter. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.