centimeter
Small metric unit
A centimeter is a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter, or about 0.4 inches.
Common in countries using the metric system for everyday measurements—heights, dimensions, fabric lengths: The tumor measured three centimeters.
Americans encounter centimeters mainly in scientific and medical contexts.
Thousandth of a meter
- inchTwelfth of a foot
- footLeg's lowest part
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- widthDistance across something
height · depth · thickness · distance · span · dimension · size · proportion
One who governs
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
vernier · scale · graduation · marking · increment · precision · accuracy · tolerance
Thousandth of a meter
liter · hectare · SI unit · decimal · conversion · imperial · international · standardization
millimeter
Thousandth of a meter
width · height · depth · thickness · distance · span · dimension · size · proportion · nanometer
ruler
One who governs
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
gauge · vernier · scale · graduation · marking · increment · precision · accuracy · tolerance · calibration
millimeter
Thousandth of a meter
kilogram · liter · hectare · SI unit · decimal · conversion · imperial · international · standardization
tiny
Extremely small in size
microscopic · fine · delicate · compact · diminutive · narrow · thin · slender · slight · fractional
- Length Unitsinch, foot, feet, yard, mile
- metric lengthsmillimeter, kilometer, decimeter, nanometer, micrometer
- French Unitsmetre, litre, gram, kilogram, kilometer
- metersspeedometer, odometer, pedometer, altimeter, voltmeter
- spatial scalesmicroscopic, macroscopic, nanoscale, atomic, molecular
- Metrologygram, kilogram, liter, millimeter, kilometer
centimeterkilometer
Thousand meters
light-year · parsec · astronomical unit · meter · megameter
- cubic centimetresMetric volume units
- cubic centimetersMetric volume measurement units
- ten centimeters
- square centimeterUnit of surface measurement
- square centimetresUnits of flat metric space