different between centimeter vs milimeter

English

Noun

centimeter (plural centimeters)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of centimetre

Anagrams

• centimetre, recitement, remittence

Danish

Noun

centimeter c (singular definite centimeteren, plural indefinite centimeter)

1. centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)

Declension

References

• “centimeter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French centimètre. Equivalent to centi- +? meter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?nti?me?t?r/
• Hyphenation: cen?ti?me?ter

Noun

centimeter m (plural centimeters, diminutive centimetertje n)

1. centimetre, one-hundredth of a metre

Related terms

• meter
• decimeter
• millimeter

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From centi- +? meter

Noun

centimeter m (definite singular centimeteren, indefinite plural centimeter, definite plural centimeterne)

1. a centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

• kvadratcentimeter

References

• “centimeter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From centi- +? meter

Noun

centimeter m (definite singular centimeteren, indefinite plural centimeter, definite plural centimeterane or centimetrane)

1. a centimetre, or centimeter (US) (SI unit of length)

Derived terms

• kvadratcentimeter

References

• “centimeter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?nt??me?t?r/, /?s?nt?me?t?r/

Noun

centimeter c

1. a centimetre

Usage notes

Indefinite form plural could also be centimetrar/centimetrars

Declension

English

Noun

milimeter

1. Misspelling of millimeter.

Slovak

Etymology

mili- +? meter

Noun

milimeter m

1. millimeter (US), millimetre (UK)

Further reading

• milimeter in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From mili- +? m??ter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /milimè?t?r/

Noun

milim??t?r m inan

1. millimeter/millimetre

Further reading

• “milimeter”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran