Enter centimeters: | cm | |
Millimeters result: | mm | |
Meters+millimeters result: | mm | |
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How to convert centimetes to millimeters
1 centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters:
1 cm = 10 mm
The distance d in millimeters (mm) is equal to the distance d in centimeters (cm) times 10:
d(mm) = d(cm) × 10
Example
Convert 20 cm to millimeters:
d(mm) = 20cm × 10 = 200mm
Centimeters to millimeters conversion table
0.01 cm | 0.1 mm |
0.1 cm | 1 mm |
1 cm | 10 mm |
2 cm | 20 mm |
3 cm | 30 mm |
4 cm | 40 mm |
5 cm | 50 mm |
6 cm | 60 mm |
7 cm | 70 mm |
8 cm | 80 mm |
9 cm | 90 mm |
10 cm | 100 mm |
20 cm | 200 mm |
30 cm | 300 mm |
40 cm | 400 mm |
50 cm | 500 mm |
60 cm | 600 mm |
70 cm | 700 mm |
80 cm | 800 mm |
90 cm | 900 mm |
100 cm | 1000 mm |
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See also
- mm to cm conversion
- cm to feet conversion
- cm to inches conversion
- Meters to inches conversion
- mm to inches conversion
- Feet to inches conversion
To convert centimeters to millimeters (cm to mm), you may use the cm to mm converter above. Alternatively, to find out how many millimeters there are in "x" centimeters, you may use the centimeters to millimeters table.
Below, you will find information of how to convert cm to mm, including the formulas and example conversions.
How many millimeters in a centimeter?
There are 10 millimeters in a centimeter. To convert centimeters to millimeters, multiply the centimeter value by 10.
For example, to find out how many millimeters there are in a centimeter and a half, multiply 1.5 by 10, that makes 15 mm in 1.5 cm.
cm to mm formula
mm = cm * 10
How to convert millimeters to centimeters?
1 Millimeter (mm) is equal to 0.1 centimeter (cm). To convert millimeters to centimeters, multiply the millimeter value by 0.1 or divide by 10.
For example, to convert 50 millimeters to centimeters, divide 50 by 10, that makes 5 cm in 50 mm.
mm to cm formula
cm = mm * 0.1
cm = mm / 10
What is a Centimeter?
Centimeter (centimetre) is a metric system length unit. 1 cm = 10 mm. The symbol is "cm".
What is a Millimeter?
Millimeter (millimetre) is a metric system length unit. 1 mm = 0.1 cm. The symbol is "mm".
Please visit all length units conversion to convert all length units.
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This is a metric length converter that can help us to easily convert millimeters(mm) to centimeters(cm) or centimeters to millimeters, eg. 10 mm to cm, 15cm to mm or 4cm in mm.
How to use this mm/cm converter
- To conver mm to cm, fill number into the blank MM
- To conver cm to mm, fill number into the blank CM
- Number accept decimal and fraction, eg. 2.3 or 4 1/2
Millimeter(mm) & Centimeter(cm)
- 1 cm = 10 mm
- 1 mm = 0.1 cm = 1⁄10 cm
Both centimeters and millimeters are derived from the meter, a measurement of distance used in the metric system. Millimeters and centimeters are separated by one tens place, which means that there are 10 millimeters for every centimeter.
A millimeter (abbreviated as mm and sometimes spelled as millimetre) is a small unit of displacement (length/distance) in the metric system. Millimeters are used to measure very small but visible-scale distances and lengths.
The metric system is based on decimals, there are 10mm in a centimeter and 1000mm in a meter. The base of the Greek-rooted words indicates that they are hundredths (centi) and thousandths (milli) of meters.
How to convert mm to cm
To convert mm to cm, divide the number of mm by 10 to get the number of cm.
Example : 35 mm = 35 ÷ 10 = 3.5 cm
How to convert cm to mm
To convert centimeters to millimeters, multiply by 10 , centimeters x 10 = millimeters.
Example : 40 cm = 40 x 10 = 400 mm
CM/MM conversion table
CM | MM |
1 | 10 |
2 | 20 |
3 | 30 |
4 | 40 |
5 | 50 |
6 | 60 |
7 | 70 |
8 | 80 |
9 | 90 |
10 | 100 |
CM | MM |
11 | 110 |
12 | 120 |
13 | 130 |
14 | 140 |
15 | 150 |
16 | 160 |
17 | 170 |
18 | 180 |
19 | 190 |
20 | 200 |
CM | MM |
21 | 210 |
22 | 220 |
23 | 230 |
24 | 240 |
25 | 250 |
26 | 260 |
27 | 270 |
28 | 280 |
29 | 290 |
30 | 300 |
CM | MM |
31 | 310 |
32 | 320 |
33 | 330 |
34 | 340 |
35 | 350 |
36 | 360 |
37 | 370 |
38 | 380 |
39 | 390 |
40 | 400 |
CM | MM |
41 | 410 |
42 | 420 |
43 | 430 |
44 | 440 |
45 | 450 |
46 | 460 |
47 | 470 |
48 | 480 |
49 | 490 |
50 | 500 |
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