A metre is 100 centimetres. - Ein Meter sind 100 Zentimeter.
My brother is two years older than I, but he is three centimeters shorter. - Mein Bruder ist zwei Jahre älter als ich, aber er ist drei Zentimeter kleiner.
A prefix meaning one hundredth For example, a centimeter is one hundredth part of a meter and a centigram is one hundredth part of a gram
a prefix utilized in the metric system of measurement, which denotes 10 to the negative 2 power (10-2) or 0 01, abreviated c
Prefix used in the SI system meaning "one hundredth of" For example 1 cm means "one hundredth of a meter"; 2 3 cg could also be written "2 3 × 10-2 g" or "0 023 g"