centimeter Syllabification: (cen·ti·me·ter)Pronunciation: /ˈsentəˌmētər, ˈsän-/ (British centimetre, abbreviation: cm)Translate centimeter | into French | into German | into Spanish Definition of centimeter noun a metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter. centimeter in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of centimeter in the British & World English dictionary