Metre vs Centimetre - What's the difference?
metre | centimetre |
(en noun)
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
* 1797 , The Monthly magazine and British register , No. 3
* 1873 , The Young Englishwoman , April
* 1928 , The Observer , April 15
(British, rare)
(poetry, music) To put into metrical form.
As a verb metre
is .As a noun centimetre is
centimetre.metre
English
(wikipedia metre)Alternative forms
* meterEtymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
- The measures of length above the metre' are ten times ... greater than the ' metre .
- A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
- The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.
Usage notes
* This, rather than meter'', is the spelling adopted by the chose to use ''meter in accordance with the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual.Synonyms
* mDerived terms
* cubic metre * metrology * metric * metre per second * square metreSee also
*External links
*SI prefixes*
International Bureau of Weights and Measures