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 |
point (Didot; European) | 26.6000000 pt | 53.1999999 pt | 79.7999999 pt | 106.3999999 pt | 132.9999999 pt | 159.5999998 pt | 186.1999998 pt | 212.7999998 pt | 239.3999998 pt | 265.9999997 pt | 292.5999997 pt | 319.1999997 pt | 345.7999997 pt | 372.3999996 pt | 398.9999996 pt | 425.5999996 pt | 452.1999995 pt | 478.7999995 pt | 505.3999995 pt | 531.9999995 pt | 558.5999994 pt | 585.1999994 pt | 611.7999994 pt | 638.3999994 pt | 664.9999993 pt | 691.5999993 pt | 718.1999993 pt | 744.7999993 pt | 771.3999992 pt | 797.9999992 pt | 824.5999992 pt | 851.1999991 pt | 877.7999991 pt | 904.3999991 pt | 930.9999991 pt | 957.5999990 pt | 984.1999990 pt | 1,010.7999990 pt | 1,037.3999990 pt | 1,063.9999989 pt | 1,090.5999989 pt | 1,117.1999989 pt | 1,143.7999989 pt | 1,170.3999988 pt | 1,196.9999988 pt | 1,223.5999988 pt | 1,250.1999987 pt | 1,276.7999987 pt | 1,303.3999987 pt | 1,329.9999987 pt | 1,356.5999986 pt | 1,383.1999986 pt | 1,409.7999986 pt | 1,436.3999986 pt | 1,462.9999985 pt | 1,489.5999985 pt | 1,516.1999985 pt | 1,542.7999985 pt | 1,569.3999984 pt | 1,595.9999984 pt | 1,622.5999984 pt | 1,649.1999984 pt | 1,675.7999983 pt | 1,702.3999983 pt | 1,728.9999983 pt | 1,755.5999982 pt | 1,782.1999982 pt | 1,808.7999982 pt | 1,835.3999982 pt | 1,861.9999981 pt | 1,888.5999981 pt | 1,915.1999981 pt | 1,941.7999981 pt | 1,968.3999980 pt | 1,994.9999980 pt | 2,021.5999980 pt | 2,048.1999980 pt | 2,074.7999979 pt | 2,101.3999979 pt | 2,127.9999979 pt | 2,154.5999978 pt | 2,181.1999978 pt | 2,207.7999978 pt | 2,234.3999978 pt | 2,260.9999977 pt | 2,287.5999977 pt | 2,314.1999977 pt | 2,340.7999977 pt | 2,367.3999976 pt | 2,393.9999976 pt | 2,420.5999976 pt | 2,447.1999976 pt | 2,473.7999975 pt | 2,500.3999975 pt | 2,526.9999975 pt | 2,553.5999974 pt | 2,580.1999974 pt | 2,606.7999974 pt | 2,633.3999974 pt | 2,659.9999973 pt |
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 | points (Didot; European) | centimeters | points (Didot; European) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 26.5999999734 | 4 | ≈ 106.3999998936 |
1.5 | ≈ 39.8999999601 | 4.5 | ≈ 119.6999998803 |
2 | ≈ 53.1999999468 | 5 | ≈ 132.999999867 |
2.5 | ≈ 66.4999999335 | 5.5 | ≈ 146.2999998537 |
3 | ≈ 79.7999999202 | 6 | ≈ 159.5999998404 |
In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
point (Didot; European) | pt | ≡ 1⁄12 × 1⁄72 of pied du roi; | ≈ 0.00037597 m; | Other (Length) |
points (Didot; European) | centimeters | points (Didot; European) | centimeters |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.037593985 | 4 | ≈ 0.15037594 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0563909775 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.1691729325 |
2 | ≈ 0.07518797 | 5 | ≈ 0.187969925 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0939849625 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.2067669175 |
3 | ≈ 0.112781955 | 6 | ≈ 0.22556391 |
centimeters | points (Didot; European) |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 26.6000000 |
0.0375940 | ≈ 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 …) |