Centimeter (cm)
The centimetre (cm) is one hundredth of a metre. It is the everyday metric unit for body height, clothing and small objects.
Symbol: cm
Quantity: length and distance
SI relation: 1 cm = 0.01 m (exact)
Derivation: 1 cm = 10⁻² m
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Body height (e.g. 175 cm)
- Clothing, furniture and screen sizes
- Rainfall and snow depth
Convert centimeters to other units
| Conversion | 1 cm equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| centimeter to meter | 0.01 m | meter to centimeter |
| centimeter to kilometer | 0.00001 km | kilometer to centimeter |
| centimeter to millimeter | 10 mm | millimeter to centimeter |
| centimeter to mile | 0.000006213711922 mi | mile to centimeter |
| centimeter to foot | 0.03280839895 ft | foot to centimeter |
| centimeter to inch | 0.3937007874 in | inch to centimeter |
| centimeter to micrometer | 10000 µm | micrometer to centimeter |
| centimeter to nanometer | 10000000 nm | nanometer to centimeter |
| centimeter to yard | 0.01093613298 yd | yard to centimeter |
| centimeter to nautical mile | 0.000005399568035 nmi | nautical mile to centimeter |
| centimeter to angstrom | 100000000 Å | angstrom to centimeter |
| centimeter to mil | 393.7007874 mil | mil to centimeter |
Open the Length Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 7, SI prefixes.
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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