Inches to Centimeter Conversion
Inches(in) to Centimeter(cm) Conversion calculator.
What is Centimeter?
- A centimeter is a metric unit of measurement used for measuring the length of an Object. It is written as cm.
- A centimetre (international spelling) or centimeter (American spelling) (SI symbol cm) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1100.
- A centimetre is approximately the width of the fingernail of an average adult person.
What is Inch?
- The inch (in or ″) is a unit of length in the British imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement.
- One inch is equal to 1/36 yard or 1/12 of a foot. Derived from the Roman uncia ("twelfth"), the word inch is also sometimes used to translate similar units in other measurement systems, usually understood as deriving from the width of the human thumb.
- The inch is a commonly used customary unit of length in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
inches to Centimeter Conversion Table
| Inch (in) | Centimeters (cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2.54 cm |
| 2 | 5.08 cm |
| 3 | 7.62 cm |
| 4 | 10.16 cm |
| 5 | 12.70 cm |
| 6 | 15.24 cm |
| 7 | 17.78 cm |
| 8 | 20.32 cm |
| 9 | 22.86 cm |
| 10 | 25.40 cm |
| 100 | 254.00 cm |
How to convert inches to Centimeter?
- 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeter:1in = (1 * 2.54)″ = 2.54″
- The distance d in centimeters (cm) is equal to the distance d in inches (in) multiplied by 2.54: d(cm) = d(in) * 2.54
- One inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters: 1in = 2.54 × 1in = 2.54cm