A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter.
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A unit of length equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a meter.
One hundredth of a meter; equal to somewhat less than half an inch.
A unit of measurement that is 1/100th of a meter or approximately 4/10ths of an inch (0.39 inch).
[Etymology: centi- + metre] length Symbol cm. (Metric) 1/100 m (0.393 70~ in, i.e. 1/2.54 in), the base unit for length in the c.g.s. system.
See also electromagnetic centimetre; electrostatic centimetre.
In the metric system, a measure of length equal to a hundredth part of a meter, or 0.3937+ in.; abbreviated cm; an inch equals 2.54 cm.
A unit of length in the metric system; one-hundredth of a meter, or about two-fifths of an inch.
One-hundredth of a meter, or approximately 0.3937 inch; abbreviated cm.
To convert from centimeters to:
feet,
multiply by .03281.
inches,
multiply by .3937.
kilometers,
multiply by .00001.
meters,
multiply by .01.
miles,
multiply by 6.214E-06.
millimeters,
multiply by 10.
mils,
multiply by 393.7.
yards,
multiply by .01094.
Related measurements:
The insect measured one centimeter across.
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