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One -hundredth of the meter is called?

A centimeter = 1/100 of a meter


What part of a meter is a centimeter?

A centimeter is a hundredth of a meter (100cm = 1m)


How many cm in a meter length?

100 Centi- means one hundredth.


What unit of length in the metric system is equal to one hundredth of a meter?

centimeter


What unit of length in the metric system is equal to one one-hundredth of a meter?

centimetre(cm)


What is the meaning of cemtimetre?

A 'centimetre' is one hundredth of a meter, a common metric measure of length.


What is one hundredth part of a meter called?

The one hundredth part of 1 metre is known as 1 centimetre.


Why was centimeter called a centimeter?

centi means hundredths here -- a centi meter is one-hundredth of a meter; there are 100 centimeters is a meter. Compare one cent which is one-hundredth of a dollar; 100 cents is a dollar.


What is centameter?

A centimeter is a unit that is used to measure length. The centimeter is one hundredth of a meter which means that 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters.


Is a centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter?

Yes, a centimeter is on-hundredth of a meter. Likewise, a centigram is one-hundredth of a gram, and a centiliter is one hundredth of a liter. Centipedes, figuratively, have a hundred legs. And so on.


What is a centimeter one hundredth of?

one meter


How long is centimeters?

It's centimeters, is how it's spelled. I edited the question with correct spelling for you. They are less than half an inch long. 2.5 centimeters makes an inch. "centi-" means hundredth, originating from the latin word, " centen hundred" and "-meter" means measure. It is a hundredth of a meter, on metric terms.