Inches to Centimeter Conversion (in to cm)

How Many Centimeter in a Inch?

There are 2.54 centimeter in a inch.
1 Inch is equal to 2.54 Centimeter.
1 in = 2.54 cm

Inches to Centimeter Conversions

Inches Definition

An inch is a unit of measurement in the American Standard of measurements. Twelve inches equals one foot. The inch is further divided into smaller units. There are 16 units in one inch. Each unit being one-sixteenth of an inch (1/16th inch). These small 16 units are grouped into larger units called: 1/8th inch which consists of 2/16ths (2/16ths being mathematically reduced to 1/8th). Two of these 1/8th units are 1/4th inch (also commonly called a quarter of an inch). Two of these 1/4th divisions equal ½ inch (again, 2/4ths being mathematically reduced to ½). Next, three ¼ inch units equal ¾ (commonly termed “three quarters of an inch). And finally, 4 1/4th units equal 1 inch.

Centimeter Definition

Centimeter is considered a common unit of length used in SI. It is equivalent to 10 millimeters or 1/100^th (10^-2) of a meter. Years ago it was a basic unit in formerly used CGS (centimeter-gram-second) unit system, but in modern times the role of basic unit of length is played by meter. The symbol of centimeter is cm.

About in to cm Converter

This is a very easy to use inches to centimeter converter. First of all just type the inches (in) value in the text field of the conversion form to start converting in to cm, then select the decimals value and finally hit convert button if auto calculation didn't work. Centimeter value will be converted automatically as you type.

The decimals value is the number of digits to be calculated or rounded of the result of inches to centimeter conversion.

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