Definition:Centimetre/Square Centimetre

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Definition

The square centimetre is the CGS unit of area.

It is the area of a square whose sides are $1$ centimetre in length.


Conversion Factors

\(\ds \) \(\) \(\ds 1\) square centimetre
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 100\) square millimetres
\(\ds \) \(=\) \(\ds 10^{-4}\) square metres


Symbol

$\mathrm {cm^2}$

The symbol for the square centimetre is $\mathrm {cm^2}$.


The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\mathrm {cm^2\) is \mathrm {cm^2 .}


Linguistic Note

The spelling centimetre is the one adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

Centimeter is the variant used in standard American English.

See the linguistic note on metre.


Linguistic Note on Centi-

The prefix centi- derives from the Latin centum, which means hundred.