Definition:Velocity/Unit/Centimetre per Second

CGS unit of Velocity

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$\ds \mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }$

centimetre per second

$\quad$ CGS unit

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$\ds 10^{-2}$

$\ds \mathrm {m \, s^{-1} }$

metre per second

$\quad$ SI unit

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$\ds 3 \cdotp 2808 \times 10^{-2}$

$\ds \mathrm {ft \, s^{-1} }$

foot per second

$\quad$ FPS unit

$\mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }$ or $\mathrm {cm / s}$

The symbol for the centimetre per second is $\mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }$ or, less formally, $\mathrm {cm / s}$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for $\mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} }$ is \mathrm {cm \, s^{-1} } .

The $\LaTeX$ code for $\mathrm {cm / s}$ is \mathrm {cm / s} .

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