<p>To measure length. Used in many fields e.g. making clothes, furnitures etc<p>
Centimeters
Measuring a chair is done best with a ruler or tape measure. After you complete that part of the process, it's possible to describe the results in terms of centimeters, but it's not possible to describe them in terms of liters.
usually for measuring the volume of smaller objects
72cm3
420cm3
The metric system's units (i.e: meters, centimeters, millimeters).
The metric unit used for measuring the width of a fingernail is usually millimeters (mm).
The level of uncertainty when measuring with a ruler in centimeters is typically around 0.5 cm.
A square measuring 2 centimeters on a side. For reference, a square measuring 1 inch on a side has an area of about 6.45 square centimeters.
You would measure it in centimeters.
It depends which property you are measuring.
Meters, centimeters can be count as once.