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square centimeter

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of area equal to that of a square of sides 1 centimeter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 平方厘米 (píngfānglímǐ) — unit of area
  • Chinese Mandarin: 平方公分 (píngfānggōngfēn) — unit of area
  • Dutch: vierkante centimeter — unit of area
  • Dutch: cm2 — unit of area
  • Finnish: neliösenttimetri — unit of area
  • French: centimètre carré — unit of area
  • Galician: centímetro cadrado — unit of area
  • Galician: cm2 — unit of area
  • German: Quadratzentimeter — unit of area
  • Greek: τετραγωνικό εκατοστό (tetragonikó ekatostó) — unit of area
  • Greek: εκ2 — unit of area
  • Hebrew: סנטימטר מקובע — unit of area
  • Hebrew: סמ״ק — unit of area
  • Hungarian: négyzetcentiméter — unit of area
  • Icelandic: fersentimetri — unit of area
  • Ingrian: kvadrattisantimetra — unit of area
  • Japanese: 平方センチメートル (heihōsenchimētoru) — unit of area
  • Japanese: cm2 — unit of area
  • Portuguese: centímetro quadrado — unit of area
  • Russian: квадра́тный сантиме́тр (kvadrátnyj santimétr) — unit of area
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceudameatair ceàrnagach — unit of area
  • Spanish: centímetro cuadrado — unit of area
  • Spanish: cm2 — unit of area
  • Swedish: kvadratcentimeter — unit of area
  • Thai: ตารางเซนติเมตร — unit of area
  • Turkish: santimetrekare — unit of area