Centimeter (cm)
One hundredth of a meter, widely used for body and object measurements.
Result
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
Centimeter at a glance
| Unit name | Centimeter (plural: centimeters) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | cm |
| Quantity measured | Length |
| Measurement system | Metric |
| Also known as | centimetre, centimetres, cm |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 centimeter in other length units
| Unit | 1 cm equals |
|---|---|
| Nanometer | 10,000,000 nm |
| Micrometer | 10,000 µm |
| Millimeter | 10 mm |
| Decimeter | 0.1 dm |
| Meter | 0.01 m |
| Kilometer | 0.00001 km |
| Inch | 0.393700787 in |
| Foot | 0.032808399 ft |
| Yard | 0.010936133 yd |
| Mile | 0.000006214 mi |
| Nautical mile | 0.0000054 nmi |
| Angstrom | 100,000,000 Å |
| Mil | 393.700787 mil |
| Fathom | 0.005468066 ftm |
| Rod | 0.001988388 rd |
| Chain | 0.000497097 ch |
| Furlong | 0.00004971 fur |
| League | 0.000002071 lea |
| Astronomical unit | 6.68458712 × 10⁻¹⁴ au |
| Light-year | 1.05700083 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly |
| Parsec | 3.24077929 × 10⁻¹⁹ pc |
Popular centimeter conversions
Frequently asked questions
- What is a centimeter?
- One hundredth of a meter, widely used for body and object measurements.
- What is the symbol for the centimeter?
- The symbol for the centimeter is cm. It measures length.
- How many millimeters are in a centimeter?
- 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters.
- How many meters are in a centimeter?
- 1 centimeter = 0.01 meters.
- How many kilometers are in a centimeter?
- 1 centimeter = 0.00001 kilometers.