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There are 2.54 cm in an inch.
To convert in to centimeters, multiply the number of inches by 2.54.
Number of inches × 2.54 = Value in centimeters
For example, let's convert 50 inches to cm :
50 in = 50 × 2.54 cm
∴ 50 in = 127 cm
| Inches [in] | Centimeters [cm] |
| 0.25 | 0.635 |
| 0.50 | 1.27 |
| 0.75 | 1.905 |
| 1 | 2.54 |
| 1.25 | 3.175 |
| 1.50 | 3.81 |
| 1.75 | 4.445 |
| 2 | 5.08 |
| 2.25 | 5.715 |
| 2.50 | 6.35 |
| 2.75 | 6.985 |
| 3 | 7.62 |
| 3.25 | 8.255 |
| 3.50 | 8.89 |
| 3.75 | 9.525 |
| 4 | 10.16 |
| 4.25 | 10.795 |
| 4.50 | 11.43 |
| 4.75 | 12.065 |
| 5 | 12.7 |
| 5.25 | 13.335 |
| 5.50 | 13.97 |
| 5.75 | 14.605 |
| 6 | 15.24 |
| 6.25 | 15.875 |
| 6.50 | 16.51 |
| 6.75 | 17.145 |
| 7 | 17.78 |
| 7.25 | 18.415 |
| 7.50 | 19.05 |
| 7.75 | 19.685 |
| 8 | 20.32 |
| 8.25 | 20.955 |
| 8.50 | 21.59 |
| 8.75 | 22.225 |
| 9 | 22.86 |
| 9.25 | 23.495 |
| 9.50 | 24.13 |
| 9.75 | 24.765 |
| 10 | 25.4 |
| 10.25 | 26.035 |
| 10.50 | 26.67 |
| 10.75 | 27.305 |
| 11 | 27.94 |
| 11.25 | 28.575 |
| 11.50 | 29.21 |
| 11.75 | 29.845 |
| 12 | 30.48 |
| 12.25 | 31.115 |
| 12.50 | 31.75 |
| 12.75 | 32.385 |
| 13 | 33.02 |
| 13.25 | 33.655 |
| 13.50 | 34.29 |
| 13.75 | 34.925 |
| 14 | 35.56 |
| 14.25 | 36.195 |
| 14.50 | 36.83 |
| 14.75 | 37.465 |
| 15 | 38.1 |
| 15.25 | 38.735 |
| 15.50 | 39.37 |
| 15.75 | 40.005 |
| 16 | 40.64 |
| 16.25 | 41.275 |
| 16.50 | 41.91 |
| 16.75 | 42.545 |
| 17 | 43.18 |
| 17.25 | 43.815 |
| 17.50 | 44.45 |
| 17.75 | 45.085 |
| 18 | 45.72 |
| 18.25 | 46.355 |
| 18.50 | 46.99 |
| 18.75 | 47.625 |
| 19 | 48.26 |
| 19.25 | 48.895 |
| 19.50 | 49.53 |
| 19.75 | 50.165 |
| 20 | 50.8 |
| 20.25 | 51.435 |
| 20.50 | 52.07 |
| 20.75 | 52.705 |
| 21 | 53.34 |
| 21.25 | 53.975 |
| 21.50 | 54.61 |
| 21.75 | 55.245 |
| 22 | 55.88 |
| 22.25 | 56.515 |
| 22.50 | 57.15 |
| 22.75 | 57.785 |
| 23 | 58.42 |
| 23.25 | 59.055 |
| 23.50 | 59.69 |
| 23.75 | 60.325 |
| 24 | 60.96 |
| 24.25 | 61.595 |
| 24.50 | 62.23 |
| 24.75 | 62.865 |
| 25 | 63.5 |
| 25.25 | 64.135 |
| 25.50 | 64.77 |
| 25.75 | 65.405 |
| 26 | 66.04 |
| 26.25 | 66.675 |
| 26.50 | 67.31 |
| 26.75 | 67.945 |
| 27 | 68.58 |
| 27.25 | 69.215 |
| 27.50 | 69.85 |
| 27.75 | 70.485 |
| 28 | 71.12 |
| 28.25 | 71.755 |
| 28.50 | 72.39 |
| 28.75 | 73.025 |
| 29 | 73.66 |
| 29.25 | 74.295 |
| 29.50 | 74.93 |
| 29.75 | 75.565 |
| 30 | 76.2 |
What is the inch?
The inch is a unit of length in the British Imperial System and the United States Customary Units system. It values 1‾12 of a foot. The SI equivalent value of an inch is 2.54 centimeters or 0.0254 meters. It is used to measure the length of small objects or small distances, mainly in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
Where did the modern inch come from?
The unit inch was borrowed from the Roman unit uncia. Uncia is a Latin word meaning one-twelfth. A Roman uncia or Roman inch was equal to 1‾12 of a Roman foot.
Common applications of the inch
Some widely used applications of the inch include the electronics and the automotive industry. In the electronics industry, display screens are measured in inches worldwide. In Japan, electronic parts are officially measured in inches. In the automotive industry, the diameter of vehicle wheel rims and the inner diameter of tires in tire codes are commonly measured in inches.
Technical information about the inch
The inch is symbolized as in, but in practice, it is also denoted by double quotes ". Unlike SI units, which are divided into the units of tens, an inch is divided into quarters, eights, and sixteens. That is, dyadic fractions are used to express portions of an inch. For example, four and five-eighths of an inch are written as 4 5‾8" instead of 4.625", and 0.25 inch is written as 1‾4". In engineering applications, inches are typically written in decimal format with three to four decimal places.
How long is an inch?
Compared to centimeters, an inch is 2.54 centimeters long. However, by looking at some day-to-day objects around us, we can get an idea of how long an inch is.
For example,
Standard measurements that use the inch as the unit of length
Several standard measurements use the inch as their unit.
Standard measurement sizes in inches
Here are some standard measurements that use fixed-inch values.
What is the centimeter?
The centimeter is a unit of length in the SI unit system. Like inches, it is also used to measure the lengths of smaller objects or small distances. The centimeter is a smaller unit of meter that values one-hundredth of a meter. The centimeter is symbolized as cm.
History of the centimeter
The roots of the centimeter lie in the French metric system, defined in the late 18th century. The word centimeter was taken by combining the Latin word “centum” meaning a hundred, and the French word “mètre” meaning meter. It does not mean a hundred meters equals one centimeter, but it means exactly the opposite, that is, one hundred centimeters make one meter. The centimeter was the base unit in the now-deprecated CGS (Centimeter-Gram-Second) unit system, which was based on the metric system.
Which is a bigger unit between a centimeter and an inch?
An inch is bigger than a centimeter. One inch is 2.54 cm long.
How to measure length in centimeters?
You can measure the length in centimeters by using a ruler. Rulers have different lengths according to usage purposes. Standard rulers, meter sticks, measuring tape, etc. are commonly used to take measurements in centimeters.
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