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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 Kilometer

Basic facts: A kilometer is a unit of length in the metric system, its symbol is “km”, it is equivalent to one thousand meters and 0.6214 miles. [kilo- is the SI prefix for 1000]. A slang term for the kilometer in the US, Canadian, and UK, militaries is “klick”.

History: The origin of the kilometer is related to that of the meter, and its present definition is the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The relationship between the meter and the kilometer will remain constant, although the above-mentioned definition is subject to change.

Use: Currently, it is the official unit of measurement for expressing distances between the world’s most geographical places on land. Though, there still remain some countries that mainly use the mile instead of the kilometer including the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). The UK has adopted the metric system, unlike the United States, while in the UK, the metric system is widely used in government, industry, and commerce, rests of the imperial system can still be seen in the United Kingdom’s use of miles in its road systems.

How many kilometers in a cm? 

1 cm is equivalent to 0.00001 kilometers. Use 0.00001 as the factor to convert centimeters to kilometers. Below find some popular centimeters to kilometers conversion questions:

• How many kilometers in 2 centimeters?  2 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.00002 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 3 centimeters?  3 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.00003 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 5 centimeters?  5 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.00005 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 10 centimeters? 10 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.0001 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 20 centimeters? 20 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.0002 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 50 centimeters? 50 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.0005 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 100 centimeters? 100 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.001 number kilometers
• How many kilometers in 1000 centimeters? 1000 centimeters x 0.00001 = 0.01 number kilometers

Centimeters to Kilometers Conversion Chart

Centimeters	Kilometers	Centimeters	Kilometers	Centimeters	Kilometers	Centimeters	Kilometers
1	0.00001	26	0.00026	51	0.00051	76	0.00076
2	0.00002	27	0.00027	52	0.00052	77	0.00077
3	0.00003	28	0.00028	53	0.00053	78	0.00078
4	0.00004	29	0.00029	54	0.00054	79	0.00079
5	0.00005	30	0.0003	55	0.00055	80	0.0008
6	0.00006	31	0.00031	56	0.00056	81	0.00081
7	0.00007	32	0.00032	57	0.00057	82	0.00082
8	0.00008	33	0.00033	58	0.00058	83	0.00083
9	0.00009	34	0.00034	59	0.00059	84	0.00084
10	0.0001	35	0.00035	60	0.0006	85	0.00085
11	0.00011	36	0.00036	61	0.00061	86	0.00086
12	0.00012	37	0.00037	62	0.00062	87	0.00087
13	0.00013	38	0.00038	63	0.00063	88	0.00088
14	0.00014	39	0.00039	64	0.00064	89	0.00089
15	0.00015	40	0.0004	65	0.00065	90	0.0009
16	0.00016	41	0.00041	66	0.00066	91	0.00091
17	0.00017	42	0.00042	67	0.00067	92	0.00092
18	0.00018	43	0.00043	68	0.00068	93	0.00093
19	0.00019	44	0.00044	69	0.00069	94	0.00094
20	0.0002	45	0.00045	70	0.0007	95	0.00095
21	0.00021	46	0.00046	71	0.00071	96	0.00096
22	0.00022	47	0.00047	72	0.00072	97	0.00097
23	0.00023	48	0.00048	73	0.00073	98	0.00098
24	0.00024	49	0.00049	74	0.00074	99	0.00099
25	0.00025	50	0.0005	75	0.00075	100	0.001

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