CM to Feet

If you would like to understand the conversion between cm to feet, you are in the right land. Here are the most practical cm to feet.

Cm to feet is our common unit of length conversion in the daily life. So how to convert cm to feet? First of all you should understand cm to feet conversion. Then you will find that converting cm to ft is so easy.

cm to ft

How to Convert CM to Feet?

1 cm = 0.032808399 ft

For example: Convert 160 cm to feet

160 cm to feet = 160 × 0.032808399 = 5.249343832 ft

Centimeter Definition

The symbol for centimeter is cm. It is a unit of length measurement and is also the International Standard Unit of Length. One centimeter is one-hundredth of a meter, and one-tenth of a decimeter.

The unit of length refers to the basic unit for measuring spatial distance. It is the basic unit developed by humans to regulate length. Its international unit is “meter” (symbol “m”), commonly used units are millimeter (mm), centimeter (cm), decimeter (dm), kilometer (km), meter (m), micrometer (μm), nanometer (nm) and so on. Units of length play an important role in various fields.

Feet Definition

Feet, also known as foot (symbol: ft) is a unit of length used in the Anglo-American customary system of measurement. It equals to a third of a yard or 12 inches.
 
Feet – In English-speaking countries, various ancient and modern units of length measurement based on the length of the human foot. Generally 25-34 cm. In many other Western languages, the foot and the ruler used for measurement are represented by the same word. Although the length it represents varies from place to place and from time to time. In most countries, feet and their multiples and fractions have been replaced by the metric unit of meter, respectively. In a few countries, feet are still used.