Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
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Broader
metric capacity unit
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Origin
- Frenchcentilitre
- Englishcentilitre
From French centilitre; equivalent to centi- + litre.
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Catalan centilitre
- centilitre1/100 of a litre
Chinese Mandarin 釐升, 厘升
- 釐升 (líshēng)1/100 of a litre
- 厘升 (líshēng)1/100 of a litre
Czech centilitr
- centilitr1/100 of a litre
Danish centiliter
- centiliter1/100 of a litre
Esperanto centilitro
- centilitro1/100 of a litre
Finnish senttilitra
- senttilitra1/100 of a litre
French centilitre
- centilitre1/100 of a litre
German Zentiliter
- Zentiliter1/100 of a litre
Hungarian centiliter
- centiliter1/100 of a litre
Icelandic sentilítri
- sentilítri1/100 of a litre
Japanese センチリットル
- センチリットル (senchirittoru)1/100 of a litre
Korean 센티리터
- 센티리터 (sentiriteo)1/100 of a litre
Norwegian Bokmål centiliter
- centiliter1/100 of a litre
Polish centylitr
- centylitr1/100 of a litre
Portuguese centilitro
- centilitro1/100 of a litre
Russian сантили́тр
- сантили́тр (santilítr)1/100 of a litre
Spanish centilitro
- centilitro1/100 of a litre
Swedish centiliter
- centiliter1/100 of a litre
Tagalog sentilitro
- sentilitro1/100 of a litre
Thai เซนติลิตร
- เซนติลิตร1/100 of a litre
Cite this entry
APA
centilitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centilitre
MLA
“centilitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centilitre. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centilitre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centilitre.
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