centimetre

/ˈsɛntɪmiːtə/

Syllables cen·ti·me·tre

Stress CEN-ti-me-tre

Phonics Breakdown

cen

/sɛn/

soft c

ti

/tɪ/

short i

me

/miː/

magic e

tre

/tə/

schwa

Meaning

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

Sound Reference

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cen=/sɛn/(sentence) + ti=/tɪ/(ticket) + me=/miː/(me) + tre=/tə/(centre)

Example

The line is exactly one centimetre long.