Kurzzeichen cm, vom Meter abgeleitete Längeneinheit: 1 cm = 0,01 m = 10 mm.
ETYM French centimčtre; centi- (Latin centum) + mčtre. Related to Meter.
(Alternate spelling: centimetre).
A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter; SYN. centimetre, cm.