1. A unit of area measurement equivalent to 1 centimetre in length multiplied by 1 centimetre in width, where one centimetre equals 0.3937 inch
   "The scientist measured the leaf's surface area in square centimetres"; "The wound covered an area of approximately 4 square centimetres";
   - square centimeter [US]

Derived forms: square centimetres

Type of: area unit, square measure

Part of: centare, square meter [US], square metre [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Square centimetre