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cm

cm (centimetre)

noun sen-TEE-meh-troh Less Common

Usage Note

Cm is the written abbreviation for centímetro; when read aloud, Spanish speakers say centímetro (or the plural centímetros) in full. It takes masculine gender, matching metro. Unlike French or English, Spanish does not put a period after metric abbreviations in modern usage.

Examples

"La herida medía tres cm de largo."

Natural Translation

The wound measured three cm long.

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