square centimeters

Small surface units

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

It belongs to the metric system and is commonly used to measure relatively small surfaces like skin patches, fabric swatches, or the cross-section of objects.

There are 10,000 square centimeters in a square meter and about 6.45 square centimeters in a square inch.

The wound covered approximately three square centimeters.

measurement

area

Extent of surface

  • SIUniversal measurement framework
  • conversionAct of changing states
  • rulerOne who governs

calipers · micrometer · tape measure · scale · dimensions · length · width · size · quantity · gauge

geometry

plane

Winged flying vehicle

rectangle · polygon · quadrilateral · triangle · circle · shape · vertex · angle · side · diagonal

small-scale

skin patch

Adhesive medication delivery system

chip · sensor · microchip · circuit board · tile · mosaic · inlay · cross-section · sample · slide

scientific

tissue sample

Excised cells for examination

burn area · skin graft · pressure · flux · density · irradiance · dermatology · pathology · microscopy · biopsy

Opposites
dimensionality of measurement

square centimeterscubic centimeters

Metric volume measurement units

centimeters · cubic meters · length · volume · millimeters

scale of area measurement

square centimeterssquare kilometers

Metric area measurement unit

square miles · hectares · acres · square meters · square feet

Family

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