centimetre (British spelling), centimeter (U.S. spelling)
centimeter
It came from the Greek word "centi" meaning one-hundredth. So it basically means one hundredth of a meter:) hope I helped;) add me on Facebook Iris Rose
It's centimeters, is how it's spelled. I edited the question with correct spelling for you. They are less than half an inch long. 2.5 centimeters makes an inch. "centi-" means hundredth, originating from the latin word, " centen hundred" and "-meter" means measure. It is a hundredth of a meter, on metric terms.
centimetre
1000. The part of the word "milli" means thousand.
From Latin, 'centi' means '100' ( One Hundred) So 'centimetre is one hundredth of a metre. On the Metric Linear Scale. 10 mm = 1 cm 100 cm = 1 m 1000 m = 1 km. Notice it goes up in multiples of an 'hundred;, The word 'centimetre' from its Latin root means ' one hundredth of a measure'.
the word hundredth means the 2nd number after the decimal point
The word that refers to the hundredth part is "centi." It is derived from the Latin word "centum," meaning "hundred." In the metric system, "centi-" is used as a prefix to denote a factor of one hundredth, such as in the term "centimeter."
a century
Centum is a Latin word that means "hundred". In the metric system, centi- is a prefix that denotes a factor of one hundredth (1/100) of a base unit. For example, centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.
Century, centennial, centenary
century centenary centennial