Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/θenˈtimetɾo/

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Translation

centimetre

Word origin

From centi- ('hundredth'), from Latin centum ('hundred'), plus metro ('metre'), from Greek metron ('measure').

Origin
Latin
Root
centum
English cognates
centimetre, hundred

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcentímetros

Examples

mide .

The table is eighty centimetres tall.

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Cut the paper one centimetre shorter.

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A metre has one hundred centimetres.

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The boy grew several centimetres this year.

¿ mide ?

How many centimetres does this window measure?

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This word is part of lesson 56.