n. (US centimeter) a metric unit of length, equal to one-hundredth of a metre. centimetre-gram-second system the system using these as basic units of length, mass, and time. °Abbr.: cgs system.
CENTIMETRE
Meaning of CENTIMETRE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012