centimeter
centimeter — noun
1. A metric unit for measuring length. One hundred centimeters equal one meter; a s
1.名詞A2
釋義
A metric unit for measuring length. One hundred centimeters equal one meter; a single centimeter is about the width of a fingertip.
例句
Greta measured the gap under the door and found it was two centimeters wide.
measurement pattern: [number] centimeters + adjective (wide/long/deep)
The wooden board is exactly one hundred centimeters long.
exactly + measurement for precision
Heavy snow fell all night; by morning it lay fifteen centimeters deep.
Dr. Okafor checked the cut and said it was just three centimeters across.
Ryo's plant grew nearly five centimeters in only one week.
同義詞
- cm
the written abbreviation; use 'centimeter' in full sentences and 'cm' with numbers in technical writing
常見錯誤
❌The table is 120 centemeters long.
✅The table is 120 centimeters long.
💡the correct spelling uses 'i' (cent-i-meter), not 'e'.
❌My pencil is about 15 meters long.
✅My pencil is about 15 centimeters long.
💡one meter equals 100 centimeters; a pencil is far shorter than a meter.