Definition:Displacement/Unit/Centimetre

CGS unit of Displacement

The CGS unit of displacement is the centimetre $\mathrm {cm}$.

Conversion Factors

\(\ds \)

\(\)

\(\ds 1\)

centimetre

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 10\)

millimetres

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 10 \, 000\)

micrometres

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 0 \cdotp 01\)

metre

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 0 \cdotp 39370 \, 8\)

inch

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 0 \cdotp 0328\)

foot

\(\ds \)

\(=\)

\(\ds 0 \cdotp 0109\)

yard

Symbol

$\mathrm {cm}$

The symbol for the centimetre is $\mathrm {cm}$:

$\mathrm c$ for centi

$\mathrm m$ for metre.

Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {cm} .