cm

c-m · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Abbreviation for centimeter (or centimetre), a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.

Forms

plural: cm

Related words

See also: centimeter, inch, meter, millimeter
Synonyms: centimeter, centimetre

Etymology

Abbreviation of "centimeter," from French "centimètre," from Latin "centum" (hundred) + Greek "metron" (measure).