미터법에 의한 길이의 단위로, 1미터의 100분의 1에 해당함.
A metric unit of length, equal to one hundredth of a meter.
예문:
"The small insect measured exactly one centimeter in length."
"You should leave a margin of two centimeters on each side of the document."
"The rainfall was recorded at five centimeters during the heavy storm."