square centimeter

Small surface unit

A square centimeter is a unit of area equal to a square measuring one centimeter on each side.

It's used for measuring small surfaces: The wound covered about three square centimeters.

There are 10,000 square centimeters in a square meter.

Abbreviated sq cm or cm².

metric-unit

hectare

10,000 square meters

  • SIUniversal measurement framework
  • metricStandard of measurement
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Volume of a tiny box

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