centimeter | 1 cm | 2 cm | 3 cm | 4 cm | 5 cm | 6 cm | 7 cm | 8 cm | 9 cm | 10 cm | 11 cm | 12 cm | 13 cm | 14 cm | 15 cm | 16 cm | 17 cm | 18 cm | 19 cm | 20 cm | 21 cm | 22 cm | 23 cm | 24 cm | 25 cm | 26 cm | 27 cm | 28 cm | 29 cm | 30 cm | 31 cm | 32 cm | 33 cm | 34 cm | 35 cm | 36 cm | 37 cm | 38 cm | 39 cm | 40 cm | 41 cm | 42 cm | 43 cm | 44 cm | 45 cm | 46 cm | 47 cm | 48 cm | 49 cm | 50 cm | 51 cm | 52 cm | 53 cm | 54 cm | 55 cm | 56 cm | 57 cm | 58 cm | 59 cm | 60 cm | 61 cm | 62 cm | 63 cm | 64 cm | 65 cm | 66 cm | 67 cm | 68 cm | 69 cm | 70 cm | 71 cm | 72 cm | 73 cm | 74 cm | 75 cm | 76 cm | 77 cm | 78 cm | 79 cm | 80 cm | 81 cm | 82 cm | 83 cm | 84 cm | 85 cm | 86 cm | 87 cm | 88 cm | 89 cm | 90 cm | 91 cm | 92 cm | 93 cm | 94 cm | 95 cm | 96 cm | 97 cm | 98 cm | 99 cm | 100 cm |
hand | 0.0984252 hand | 0.1968504 hand | 0.2952756 hand | 0.3937008 hand | 0.4921260 hand | 0.5905512 hand | 0.6889764 hand | 0.7874016 hand | 0.8858268 hand | 0.9842520 hand | 1.0826772 hand | 1.1811024 hand | 1.2795276 hand | 1.3779528 hand | 1.4763780 hand | 1.5748031 hand | 1.6732283 hand | 1.7716535 hand | 1.8700787 hand | 1.9685039 hand | 2.0669291 hand | 2.1653543 hand | 2.2637795 hand | 2.3622047 hand | 2.4606299 hand | 2.5590551 hand | 2.6574803 hand | 2.7559055 hand | 2.8543307 hand | 2.9527559 hand | 3.0511811 hand | 3.1496063 hand | 3.2480315 hand | 3.3464567 hand | 3.4448819 hand | 3.5433071 hand | 3.6417323 hand | 3.7401575 hand | 3.8385827 hand | 3.9370079 hand | 4.0354331 hand | 4.1338583 hand | 4.2322835 hand | 4.3307087 hand | 4.4291339 hand | 4.5275591 hand | 4.6259843 hand | 4.7244094 hand | 4.8228346 hand | 4.9212598 hand | 5.0196850 hand | 5.1181102 hand | 5.2165354 hand | 5.3149606 hand | 5.4133858 hand | 5.5118110 hand | 5.6102362 hand | 5.7086614 hand | 5.8070866 hand | 5.9055118 hand | 6.0039370 hand | 6.1023622 hand | 6.2007874 hand | 6.2992126 hand | 6.3976378 hand | 6.4960630 hand | 6.5944882 hand | 6.6929134 hand | 6.7913386 hand | 6.8897638 hand | 6.9881890 hand | 7.0866142 hand | 7.1850394 hand | 7.2834646 hand | 7.3818898 hand | 7.4803150 hand | 7.5787402 hand | 7.6771654 hand | 7.7755906 hand | 7.8740157 hand | 7.9724409 hand | 8.0708661 hand | 8.1692913 hand | 8.2677165 hand | 8.3661417 hand | 8.4645669 hand | 8.5629921 hand | 8.6614173 hand | 8.7598425 hand | 8.8582677 hand | 8.9566929 hand | 9.0551181 hand | 9.1535433 hand | 9.2519685 hand | 9.3503937 hand | 9.4488189 hand | 9.5472441 hand | 9.6456693 hand | 9.7440945 hand | 9.8425197 hand |
A centimetre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; symbol cm) or centimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1/100 . The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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centimeter | cm | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | Metric system SI |
centimeters | hands | centimeters | hands |
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1 | ≡ 0.098425196850394 | 4 | ≡ 0.39370078740157 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.14763779527559 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.44291338582677 |
2 | ≡ 0.19685039370079 | 5 | ≡ 0.49212598425197 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.24606299212598 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.54133858267717 |
3 | ≡ 0.29527559055118 | 6 | ≡ 0.59055118110236 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | centimeters | hands | centimeters |
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1 | ≡ 10.16 | 4 | ≡ 40.64 |
1.5 | ≡ 15.24 | 4.5 | ≡ 45.72 |
2 | ≡ 20.32 | 5 | ≡ 50.8 |
2.5 | ≡ 25.4 | 5.5 | ≡ 55.88 |
3 | ≡ 30.48 | 6 | ≡ 60.96 |
centimeters | hands |
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1 | ≡ 0.0984252 |
10.16 | ≡ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |