point (PostScript) | 1 pt | 2 pt | 3 pt | 4 pt | 5 pt | 6 pt | 7 pt | 8 pt | 9 pt | 10 pt | 11 pt | 12 pt | 13 pt | 14 pt | 15 pt | 16 pt | 17 pt | 18 pt | 19 pt | 20 pt | 21 pt | 22 pt | 23 pt | 24 pt | 25 pt | 26 pt | 27 pt | 28 pt | 29 pt | 30 pt | 31 pt | 32 pt | 33 pt | 34 pt | 35 pt | 36 pt | 37 pt | 38 pt | 39 pt | 40 pt | 41 pt | 42 pt | 43 pt | 44 pt | 45 pt | 46 pt | 47 pt | 48 pt | 49 pt | 50 pt | 51 pt | 52 pt | 53 pt | 54 pt | 55 pt | 56 pt | 57 pt | 58 pt | 59 pt | 60 pt | 61 pt | 62 pt | 63 pt | 64 pt | 65 pt | 66 pt | 67 pt | 68 pt | 69 pt | 70 pt | 71 pt | 72 pt | 73 pt | 74 pt | 75 pt | 76 pt | 77 pt | 78 pt | 79 pt | 80 pt | 81 pt | 82 pt | 83 pt | 84 pt | 85 pt | 86 pt | 87 pt | 88 pt | 89 pt | 90 pt | 91 pt | 92 pt | 93 pt | 94 pt | 95 pt | 96 pt | 97 pt | 98 pt | 99 pt | 100 pt |
centimeter | 0.03527 cm | 0.07054 cm | 0.10581 cm | 0.14108 cm | 0.17635 cm | 0.21162 cm | 0.24689 cm | 0.28216 cm | 0.31743 cm | 0.3527 cm | 0.38797 cm | 0.42324 cm | 0.45851 cm | 0.49378 cm | 0.52905 cm | 0.56432 cm | 0.59959 cm | 0.63486 cm | 0.67013 cm | 0.7054 cm | 0.74067 cm | 0.77594 cm | 0.81121 cm | 0.84648 cm | 0.88175 cm | 0.91702 cm | 0.95229 cm | 0.98756 cm | 1.02283 cm | 1.0581 cm | 1.09337 cm | 1.12864 cm | 1.16391 cm | 1.19918 cm | 1.23445 cm | 1.26972 cm | 1.30499 cm | 1.34026 cm | 1.37553 cm | 1.4108 cm | 1.44607 cm | 1.48134 cm | 1.51661 cm | 1.55188 cm | 1.58715 cm | 1.62242 cm | 1.65769 cm | 1.69296 cm | 1.72823 cm | 1.7635 cm | 1.79877 cm | 1.83404 cm | 1.86931 cm | 1.90458 cm | 1.93985 cm | 1.97512 cm | 2.01039 cm | 2.04566 cm | 2.08093 cm | 2.1162 cm | 2.15147 cm | 2.18674 cm | 2.22201 cm | 2.25728 cm | 2.29255 cm | 2.32782 cm | 2.36309 cm | 2.39836 cm | 2.43363 cm | 2.4689 cm | 2.50417 cm | 2.53944 cm | 2.57471 cm | 2.60998 cm | 2.64525 cm | 2.68052 cm | 2.71579 cm | 2.75106 cm | 2.78633 cm | 2.8216 cm | 2.85687 cm | 2.89214 cm | 2.92741 cm | 2.96268 cm | 2.99795 cm | 3.03322 cm | 3.06849 cm | 3.10376 cm | 3.13903 cm | 3.1743 cm | 3.20957 cm | 3.24484 cm | 3.28011 cm | 3.31538 cm | 3.35065 cm | 3.38592 cm | 3.42119 cm | 3.45646 cm | 3.49173 cm | 3.527 cm |
= 0.0003527 m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (PostScript) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72 in | = 0.0003527 m | Other (Length) |
points (PostScript) | centimeters | points (PostScript) | centimeters |
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1 | = 0.03527 | 4 | = 0.14108 |
1.5 | = 0.052905 | 4.5 | = 0.158715 |
2 | = 0.07054 | 5 | = 0.17635 |
2.5 | = 0.088175 | 5.5 | = 0.193985 |
3 | = 0.10581 | 6 | = 0.21162 |
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 (PostScript) | centimeters | points (PostScript) |
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1 | = 28.352707683584 | 4 | = 113.41083073434 |
1.5 | = 42.529061525376 | 4.5 | = 127.58718457613 |
2 | = 56.705415367168 | 5 | = 141.76353841792 |
2.5 | = 70.881769208959 | 5.5 | = 155.93989225971 |
3 | = 85.058123050751 | 6 | = 170.1162461015 |
points (PostScript) | centimeters |
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1 | = 0.03527 |
28.3527077 | = 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 …) |