A centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter. It is commonly used for measuring small distances or sizes and can be divided into 10 millimeters (mm) or 100 thousandths of a millimeter (µm).
Usage examples
The length of a pencil is typically around 17 centimetres.
The height of the average adult male is about 175 centimetres.
A standard letter-sized paper measures 21.6 centimetres by 27.9 centimetres.
The width of a smartphone screen can range from 5 centimetres to 8 centimetres.
The diameter of a standard plate is usually around 23 centimetres.
The average thickness of a credit card is about 0.76 centimetres.
The distance between the eyes of an average adult is approximately 6 centimetres.
A small bag of chips usually contains around 23 centimetres of chips.
The width of a regular door is usually around 91 centimetres.
A typical ruler measures 30 centimetres in length.
Put the pan on the heat, add a couple of centimetres of boiling water and bring to a gentle simmer. (nationalpost.com)
On each face of the cuboid there is a straight red line a whole number of centimetres long going from the mid-point of one edge to the mid-point of another. (newscientist.com)
When the rover zoomed in, it saw rounded pebbles in the conglomerates and in surrounding gravel that were fairly large — up to a few centimetres in diameter. (newscientist.com)