CM to M

This page is centimeters to meters conversion. How to convert cm to m? There, you will learn more about cm to m.
 
Both centimeters and meters are used globally as units for measuring length. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this website’s cm to m conversion calculator.
cm to m

How to Convert Cm to M?

1 cm = 0.01 m

For example: Convert 10 cm to m

10 cm = 0.01 × 10 = 0.1 m

Meter Definition

The meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units, and the symbol is m. One meter is equivalent to 1.09361329834 yards. It can be used to measure length, width and height.
 
The definition of “meter” originated in France. The length of 1 meter was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth’s equator to the North Pole on the meridian passing through Paris. With the deepening of people’s understanding of metrology, the definition of the length of the meter has been revised several times. From May 20, 2019, the definition of meter is updated to: when the speed of light c in vacuum is expressed in m/s, a fixed value of 299792458 is selected to define the meter.

Centimeter Definition

Centimeters is the International Standard Unit of Length. It’s equal to one hundredth a meter.It is roughly equivalent to 39.37 inches. A centimeter also equals 10 millimeters.
 
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.

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