How big is 1 centimeter?

Answer 1

it is 10 millimeters and is about the size of the height of your pinky nail
If you know how long an inch is, then there are 2.54 centimetres in an inch (about as long as your little finger nail). It is also equal to 10 millimetres.

Answer 2

A centimeter is about the same as the height of a stack of 5 American five-cent pieces.

Answer 3

One centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters or about 0.39 inches. It is commonly used to measure small lengths such as the width of a fingernail or the thickness of a pencil.

Answer 4

It's 0.3937 inch long.