centimeter n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: {centimeter}, {centimetre}, {cm}]
Centimeter \Cen"ti*me`ter\, Centimetre \Cen"ti*me`tre\, n. [F. centim[`e]tre; centi- (L. centum) + m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.] The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See {Meter}. [1913 Webster]