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Facts about Centimeter
Basic facts: A centimeter [symbol: cm] is a unit of length in the SI [International System of Units], centimeter [American spelling], or a centimetre [international spelling]. It is represented as 1/100 meters. A centimeter is around the width of the fingernail of an average adult person.
History: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, it is equal to one-hundredth of a meter as the prefix “centi” indicates. Based on a decimal system, metric prefixes range from factors of 10-18 to 1018, with the base [in this case the meter] having a factor of 1 and no prefix. In the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second [CGS] system of units, the centimeter was the base unit of length.
Use: Like the meter, the centimeter, is used in all kinds of applications worldwide [in countries that have experienced metrication] in the cases where a smaller denomination of the meter is needed. Outside of countries like the United States height is commonly measured in centimeters. In addition to its use in the measurement of length, centimeters are used to make conversions from map scale to real-world scale [kilometers], also to report the level of rainfall as measured by a rain gauge.
Facts about Inch
Basic facts: An inch is a unit of length in the United States customary and British imperial systems of measurement [symbol: in]. It is equivalent to 1/36 yard or 1/12 of a foot, meaning there are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. In 1959, an inch was defined to be equal to exactly 25.4 millimeters.
History: The word “inch” is derived from the Roman uncia “twelfth”, the term “inch” is also sometimes used to translate similar units in other measurement systems, usually viewed as deriving from the width of the human thumb, where the length was obtained from averaging the width of 3 thumbs: a small, a medium, and a large one.
In the past, there have been a number of various standards for the inch with the present definition being based on the international yard. One of the earlier definitions of the inch was based on barleycorns [where an inch was equivalent to the length of 3 grains of dry, round barley placed end-to-end].
Use: The inch is mainly used in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. It is also sometimes used in Japan and in other countries as well, in relation to electronic parts, such as the size of display screens.
How many inches in a centimeter?
1 centimeter is equivalent to 0.3937007874 inches. Use 0.3937007874 as the factor to convert centimeters to inches. Below find some popular centimeters to inches conversion questions:
- How many inches in 2 centimeters? 2 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 0.7874015748 number inches
- How many inches in 3 centimeters? 3 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 1.181102362 number inches
- How many inches in 5 centimeters? 5 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 1.968503937 number inches
- How many inches in 10 centimeters? 10 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 3.937007874 number inches
- How many inches in 20 centimeters? 20 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 7.874015748 number inches
- How many inches in 50 centimeters? 50 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 19.68503937 number inches
- How many inches in 100 centimeters? 100 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 39.37007874 number inches
- How many inches in 1000 centimeters? 1000 centimeters x 0.3937007874 = 393.7007874 number inches
Centimeters to Inches Conversion Chart
| Centimeters | Inches | Centimeters | Inches | Centimeters | Inches | Centimeters | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3937007874 | 26 | 10.23622047 | 51 | 20.07874016 | 76 | 29.92125984 |
| 2 | 0.7874015748 | 27 | 10.62992126 | 52 | 20.47244094 | 77 | 30.31496063 |
| 3 | 1.181102362 | 28 | 11.02362205 | 53 | 20.86614173 | 78 | 30.70866142 |
| 4 | 1.57480315 | 29 | 11.41732283 | 54 | 21.25984252 | 79 | 31.1023622 |
| 5 | 1.968503937 | 30 | 11.81102362 | 55 | 21.65354331 | 80 | 31.49606299 |
| 6 | 2.362204724 | 31 | 12.20472441 | 56 | 22.04724409 | 81 | 31.88976378 |
| 7 | 2.755905512 | 32 | 12.5984252 | 57 | 22.44094488 | 82 | 32.28346457 |
| 8 | 3.149606299 | 33 | 12.99212598 | 58 | 22.83464567 | 83 | 32.67716535 |
| 9 | 3.543307087 | 34 | 13.38582677 | 59 | 23.22834646 | 84 | 33.07086614 |
| 10 | 3.937007874 | 35 | 13.77952756 | 60 | 23.62204724 | 85 | 33.46456693 |
| 11 | 4.330708661 | 36 | 14.17322835 | 61 | 24.01574803 | 86 | 33.85826772 |
| 12 | 4.724409449 | 37 | 14.56692913 | 62 | 24.40944882 | 87 | 34.2519685 |
| 13 | 5.118110236 | 38 | 14.96062992 | 63 | 24.80314961 | 88 | 34.64566929 |
| 14 | 5.511811024 | 39 | 15.35433071 | 64 | 25.19685039 | 89 | 35.03937008 |
| 15 | 5.905511811 | 40 | 15.7480315 | 65 | 25.59055118 | 90 | 35.43307087 |
| 16 | 6.299212598 | 41 | 16.14173228 | 66 | 25.98425197 | 91 | 35.82677165 |
| 17 | 6.692913386 | 42 | 16.53543307 | 67 | 26.37795276 | 92 | 36.22047244 |
| 18 | 7.086614173 | 43 | 16.92913386 | 68 | 26.77165354 | 93 | 36.61417323 |
| 19 | 7.480314961 | 44 | 17.32283465 | 69 | 27.16535433 | 94 | 37.00787402 |
| 20 | 7.874015748 | 45 | 17.71653543 | 70 | 27.55905512 | 95 | 37.4015748 |
| 21 | 8.267716535 | 46 | 18.11023622 | 71 | 27.95275591 | 96 | 37.79527559 |
| 22 | 8.661417323 | 47 | 18.50393701 | 72 | 28.34645669 | 97 | 38.18897638 |
| 23 | 9.05511811 | 48 | 18.8976378 | 73 | 28.74015748 | 98 | 38.58267717 |
| 24 | 9.448818898 | 49 | 19.29133858 | 74 | 29.13385827 | 99 | 38.97637795 |
| 25 | 9.842519685 | 50 | 19.68503937 | 75 | 29.52755906 | 100 | 39.37007874 |