cm

Hundredth of meter

Cm is the abbreviation for centimeter, a unit of length in the metric system equal to one-hundredth of a meter or about 0.39 inches: The tumor measured 2 cm in diameter.

Common in scientific, medical, and international contexts where metric measurements are standard.

metric

centimeter

Metric length unit

kilometer · nanometer · micrometer · length · width · height · depth · thickness · diameter · radius

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measurement system

cminch

Twelfth of a foot

in · foot · ft · yard · yd

scale of magnitude

cmkm

One thousand meters

kilometer · meter · light-year · parsec · astronomical unit

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km, mm, dm

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G