centimetre
/ˈsentɪmiːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण सेन्टिमीटर
सेंटीमीटर
Basic word
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a unit for measuring length; there are 100 centimetres in a metre
सेंटीमीटर
- ten centimetres
- The pencil is fifteen centimetres long.
- Rainfall was only two centimetres this week.
+ 1 more example
- He grew five centimetres in a year.
Synonyms cm
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
number + centimetres
After a number above one, use the plural centimetres: ten centimetres. The symbol cm has no plural -s.
एक से अधिक संख्या के बाद plural 'centimetres' आता है: ten centimetres। संकेत 'cm' में -s नहीं लगता।
- The pencil is fifteen centimetres long.
- Her height is 160 cm.
centimetre-long / a ten-centimetre line
As an adjective before a noun, the unit stays singular with a hyphen: a ten-centimetre ruler.
Noun से पहले विशेषण के रूप में इकाई hyphen के साथ singular रहती है: a ten-centimetre ruler।
- Draw a five-centimetre line on the paper.
- She used a thirty-centimetre ruler.
by + number + centimetres
Use by for the difference: the rope is longer by two centimetres.
अंतर बताने के लिए 'by' आता है: the rope is longer by two centimetres।
- The table is shorter by ten centimetres.
- He missed the target by a few centimetres.
centimetre (British) vs centimeter (American)
British English spells it centimetre, with re at the end; American English spells it centimeter. Exams in India follow British spelling.
ब्रिटिश English में अंत में 're' के साथ 'centimetre' लिखा जाता है; अमेरिकी में 'centimeter'। भारत की परीक्षाओं में ब्रिटिश वर्तनी चलती है।
- Radhika wrote centimetre correctly in the science paper.
centimetre in word families
The prefix centi- means a hundredth. So a centimetre is a hundredth of a metre, and a centilitre is a hundredth of a litre.
उपसर्ग 'centi-' का अर्थ सौवाँ भाग है। इसलिए centimetre मीटर का सौवाँ भाग है और centilitre लीटर का सौवाँ भाग है।
- Ten millimetres make one centimetre.
+Collocations 4
number + centimetres
twotenthirtyone hundreda few
- The leaf is about ten centimetres across.
centimetre + measure
square centimetrecubic centimetrecentimetre scalecentimetre gridcentimetre ruler
- The area of the card is fifty square centimetres.
verb + centimetres
measuregrowcutstretchmark
- The plant grew three centimetres in a week.
centimetre + comparison
a centimetre tallera centimetre longera centimetre widera centimetre shorterevery centimetre
- Radhika is a centimetre taller than her brother.
“More examples 6
- One metre is equal to one hundred centimetres.
एक मीटर सौ सेंटीमीटर के बराबर होता है।
- The rainfall was only a few centimetres this month.
इस महीने केवल कुछ सेंटीमीटर बारिश हुई।
- Measure the length of the notebook in centimetres.
नोटबुक की लंबाई सेंटीमीटर में मापिए।
- Every centimetre of the wall was covered with posters.
दीवार का हर सेंटीमीटर पोस्टरों से ढका था।
- The snake was almost two hundred centimetres long.
साँप लगभग दो सौ सेंटीमीटर लंबा था।
- A new-born baby is about fifty centimetres long.
नवजात शिशु लगभग पचास सेंटीमीटर लंबा होता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The pencil is ten centimetre long.
✓ The pencil is ten centimetres long.
After ten, the unit must be plural.
दस के बाद इकाई plural में होनी चाहिए।
✗ She bought a ten-centimetres ruler.
✓ She bought a ten-centimetre ruler.
In a hyphenated adjective the unit stays singular.
Hyphen वाले विशेषण में इकाई singular रहती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Measurement: 10 mm = 1 cm; 100 cm = 1 m; 1 inch = 2.54 cm.
माप में 10 mm = 1 cm; 100 cm = 1 m; 1 inch = 2.54 cm।
Prefix: centi- means one hundredth (centilitre), while cent- means a hundred (century, centenary).
Prefix centi- का अर्थ सौवाँ भाग है (centilitre), जबकि cent- का अर्थ सौ है (century, centenary)।