Centimeter vs. Centimetre — What's the Difference?

A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter. See Table at measurement.

A centimetre (international spelling) or centimeter (American spelling) (SI symbol cm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1/100. The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.

(American spelling) centimetre

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

The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

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