›› Measurement unit: santemetre

Full name: centimetre

Plural form: centimeters

Symbol: cm

Alternate spelling: centimetres

Category type: length

Scale factor: 0.01


›› SI unit: metre

The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 100 santemetre.


›› Convert santemetre to another unit

Convert santemetre to  

Valid units must be of the length type.
You can use this form to select from known units:

Convert santemetre to  

I'm feeling lucky, show me some random units



›› Definition: Centimeter

A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundreth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. A centimetre is part of a metric system. It is the base unit in the centimetre-gram-second system of units. A corresponding unit of area is the square centimetre. A corresponding unit of volume is the cubic centimetre.

The centimetre is a now a non-standard factor, in that factors of 103 are often preferred. However, it is practical unit of length for many everyday measurements. A centimetre is approximately the width of the fingernail of an adult person.


›› Sample conversions: santemetre

santemetre to li [modern China]
santemetre to milha [Portuguese]
santemetre to football field [U.S.]
santemetre to vara [Portuguese]
santemetre to ligne [Swiss]
santemetre to li [imperial China]
santemetre to mile [nautical, UK]
santemetre to myriametre
santemetre to alen [Scandinavia]
santemetre to bamboo


Save this page


Weight loss info
Lose 9 lbs in 11 days. Low fat and low carb diets don't work. Learn about calorie shifting and get 50% off the online diet generator.

Support this site
If this page was helpful, please donate a small amount or advertise on the site. If you are a regular visitor, you might prefer to remove most ads. You can also contact us if you have any comments or suggestions.