1. a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

Examples

• The recipe calls for 25 centiliters of milk.
• A standard shot glass holds about 4 centiliters of liquid.
• The medicine bottle contained 50 centiliters of cough syrup.
• She measured 15 centiliters of olive oil for the salad dressing.
• The laboratory beaker was marked in centiliter increments.
• One centiliter equals 10 milliliters.