point (typography) | 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 | 0.0351460 cm | 0.0702920 cm | 0.1054379 cm | 0.1405839 cm | 0.1757299 cm | 0.2108759 cm | 0.2460219 cm | 0.2811678 cm | 0.3163138 cm | 0.3514598 cm | 0.3866058 cm | 0.4217518 cm | 0.4568977 cm | 0.4920437 cm | 0.5271897 cm | 0.5623357 cm | 0.5974817 cm | 0.6326276 cm | 0.6677736 cm | 0.7029196 cm | 0.7380656 cm | 0.7732116 cm | 0.8083575 cm | 0.8435035 cm | 0.8786495 cm | 0.9137955 cm | 0.9489415 cm | 0.9840874 cm | 1.0192334 cm | 1.0543794 cm | 1.0895254 cm | 1.1246714 cm | 1.1598173 cm | 1.1949633 cm | 1.2301093 cm | 1.2652553 cm | 1.3004013 cm | 1.3355472 cm | 1.3706932 cm | 1.4058392 cm | 1.4409852 cm | 1.4761312 cm | 1.5112771 cm | 1.5464231 cm | 1.5815691 cm | 1.6167151 cm | 1.6518611 cm | 1.6870070 cm | 1.7221530 cm | 1.757299 cm | 1.7924450 cm | 1.8275910 cm | 1.8627369 cm | 1.8978829 cm | 1.9330289 cm | 1.9681749 cm | 2.0033209 cm | 2.0384668 cm | 2.0736128 cm | 2.1087588 cm | 2.1439048 cm | 2.1790508 cm | 2.2141967 cm | 2.2493427 cm | 2.2844887 cm | 2.3196347 cm | 2.3547807 cm | 2.3899266 cm | 2.4250726 cm | 2.4602186 cm | 2.4953646 cm | 2.5305106 cm | 2.5656565 cm | 2.6008025 cm | 2.6359485 cm | 2.6710945 cm | 2.7062405 cm | 2.7413864 cm | 2.7765324 cm | 2.8116784 cm | 2.8468244 cm | 2.8819704 cm | 2.9171163 cm | 2.9522623 cm | 2.9874083 cm | 3.0225543 cm | 3.0577003 cm | 3.0928462 cm | 3.1279922 cm | 3.1631382 cm | 3.1982842 cm | 3.2334302 cm | 3.2685761 cm | 3.3037221 cm | 3.3388681 cm | 3.3740141 cm | 3.4091601 cm | 3.4443060 cm | 3.4794520 cm | 3.514598 cm |
≡ 1⁄72.27 in
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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point (typography) | pt | ≡ 1⁄72.27 in | = 0.0003514598 m | Other (Length) |
points (typography) | centimeters | points (typography) | centimeters |
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1 | = 0.03514598 | 4 | = 0.14058392 |
1.5 | = 0.05271897 | 4.5 | = 0.15815691 |
2 | = 0.07029196 | 5 | = 0.1757299 |
2.5 | = 0.08786495 | 5.5 | = 0.19330289 |
3 | = 0.10543794 | 6 | = 0.21087588 |
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 (typography) | centimeters | points (typography) |
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1 | = 28.452756190039 | 4 | = 113.81102476016 |
1.5 | = 42.679134285059 | 4.5 | = 128.03740285518 |
2 | = 56.905512380079 | 5 | = 142.2637809502 |
2.5 | = 71.131890475098 | 5.5 | = 156.49015904522 |
3 | = 85.358268570118 | 6 | = 170.71653714024 |
points (typography) | centimeters |
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1 | = 0.0351460 |
28.4527562 | = 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 …) |