centimeter

/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tər/

Syllables cen·ti·me·ter

Stress CEN-ti-ME-ter

Phonics Breakdown

cen

/sɛn/

soft c

ti

/tɪ/

short i

me

/miː/

long e

ter

/tər/

er schwa

Meaning

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

Sound Reference

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cen=/sɛn/(send) + ti=/tɪ/(tip) + me=/miː/(me) + ter=/tər/(water)

Example

The line is ten centimeters long.