centimetre
Ten millimetres combined
A centimetre is one hundredth of a metre, or about two-fifths of an inch.
The unit is standard in most of the world for measuring everyday objects and human dimensions: She's 165 centimetres tall.
Americans spell it centimeter and rarely use it outside scientific contexts, preferring inches instead.
One-millionth of a meter
- nanometreBillionth of a meter
- SI unitStandardized measurement quantity
- lengthMeasure of extent
- widthDistance across something
height · depth · dimension · gram · litre · kilogram · conversion · decimal
One who governs
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- vernierAuxiliary scale for fractions
gauge · scale · graduation · marking · increment · division · tick mark · readout
Degree of correctness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
micrometer · vernier caliper · specification · measurement error · significant figures · decimal place · fineness · metrology
micrometre
One-millionth of a meter
width · height · depth · dimension · gram · litre · kilogram · conversion · decimal · unit
ruler
One who governs
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
vernier · gauge · scale · graduation · marking · increment · division · tick mark · readout · measuring stick
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
resolution · micrometer · vernier caliper · specification · measurement error · significant figures · decimal place · fineness · metrology · engineering
small
Limited in size
compact · miniature · close-range · fine · narrow · thin · slight · modest · limited · pocket-sized
centimetrekilometre
Thousand meters
light-year · parsec · astronomical unit · nanometre · micrometre
- cubic centimetresMetric volume units
- cubic centimetersMetric volume measurement units
- ten centimeters
- square centimeterUnit of surface measurement
- square centimetresUnits of flat metric space