Omräkning inch till cm

One of the earliest definitions of the inch was based on barleycorns, where an inch was equal to the length of three grains of dry, round barley placed end-to-end. Metric prefixes range from factors of 10^-18 to 10¹⁸ based on a decimal system, with the base (in this case the meter) having no prefix and having a factor of 1.

An inch is defined as one twelth (1/12th) of a foot and used to measure small distances like the length of a pencil or the width of a book.

Inches are often used in construction, carpentry and engineering. There are 12 inches in a foot and 36 inches in a yard.

History/origin: The term "inch" was derived from the Latin unit "uncia" which equated to "one-twelfth" of a Roman foot.

There have been a number of different standards for the inch in the past, with the current definition being based on the international yard.

In the US, inches are the standard in construction and engineering. The metric system offers a logical system of measurement as converting between other metric units are simple and they are based on factors of 10.

Common inches to cm conversions

1 inch to cm = 2.54

2 inch to cm = 5.08

3 inch to cm = 7.62

4 inch to cm = 10.16

5 inch to cm = 12.7

6 inch to cm = 15.24

About Centimeters

The Centimeter is a unit in the metric system, which is used everywhere around the world apart from the United States and Burma.

Centimeters are smaller than inches.

Therefore, one centimeter is equivalent to 1/100th of a meter or 0.01 meters. To convert inches to millimeters the inch measurement is multiplied by 25.4.

Inches are used mainly in the United States but it is common to find people using inches in the United Kingdom especially for body measurements, trades and fashion. It is often necessary to convert inches to centimeters when following instructions of specifications in a unit unfamiliar to you.

Centimeters are used where high precision is required such as machining and fabrication.

The inches symbols are in or " and the centimeters symbol is cm.

1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters. For conversions of units we say that there are 2.54 centimeters per inch and write it as 2.54 cm/in. Five inches can be expressed as either 5 in or 5". In the UK inches are also used for body height and objects that were traditionally measured this way such as vinyl records.

Which countries use centimeters?

A majority of countries worldwide have adopted the metric system and as such use centimeters.

In these countries millimeters are the preferred unit for measuring dimensions of building materials, such as pipes, beams, and panels.

Centimeters are also used in medicine and are used in the fashion and textile industry.