Glofell's Length Conversion tool lets you convert between a wide range of length units—from millimeters to kilometers, inches to nautical miles. Choose the original unit, pick the target unit, and see the result instantly.
1 cm = 0.393701 in
Introduction
How do you convert metric lengths?
Length is defined as the measurement of the size of an object or the distance between two specific points. When describing an object's dimensions, "length" typically refers to its longest side.
We convert units based on the scale of what is being measured:
Length conversion table
Check out this length conversion table to see what the conversion factors are between nine common length units:
| millimeter (mm) | centimeter (cm) | meter (m) | kilometer (km) | inch (in) | foot / feet (ft) | yard (yd) | mile (mi) | nautical mile (nmi) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 millimeter (mm) | 1 | 0.1 | 0.001 | 0.000001 | 0.03937 | 0.003281 | 0.0010936 | 0.0000006214 | 0.00000054 |
| 1 centimeter (cm) | 10 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.00001 | 0.3937 | 0.03281 | 0.010936 | 0.000006214 | 0.0000054 |
| 1 meter (m) | 1000 | 100 | 1 | 0.001 | 39.37 | 3.281 | 1.0936 | 0.0006214 | 0.00054 |
| 1 kilometer (km) | 1000000 | 100000 | 1000 | 1 | 39370 | 3281 | 1093.6 | 0.6214 | 0.54 |
| 1 inch (in) | 25.4 | 2.54 | 0.0254 | 0.0000254 | 1 | 0.08333 | 0.02778 | 0.000015783 | 0.000013715 |
| 1 foot / feet (ft) | 304.8 | 30.48 | 0.3048 | 0.0003048 | 12 | 1 | 0.33333 | 0.0001894 | 0.00016458 |
| 1 yard (yd) | 914.4 | 91.44 | 0.9144 | 0.0009144 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0.0005682 | 0.0004937 |
| 1 mile (mi) | 1609344 | 160934 | 1609.3 | 1.6093 | 63360 | 5280 | 1760 | 1 | 0.869 |
| 1 nautical mile (nmi) | 1852000 | 185200 | 1852 | 1.852 | 72913 | 6076 | 2025.4 | 1.1508 | 1 |
To convert measurements, first identify the conversion factor between the original unit and the target unit. Write that factor as a fraction with the desired unit on top and the original unit on the bottom, then multiply the original value by this fraction.
One meter (1 m) is approximately equal to 1.0936 yards or 39.37 inches. In other words, it's about the length of a single long step.
Length is the measurement of an object from one end to the other along its longest side, while width is the measurement from side to side. These are two key dimensions used to describe an object's size.
No, a meter is larger than a foot. One foot equals 0.3048 meters, so there are approximately 3.28 feet in one meter.
Length and height are both linear measurements, but they describe different spatial directions. Length is the horizontal measurement of an object, while height is the vertical measurement.
Length can describe physical dimensions or duration. For example, a table might be 48 inches in length, or a movie could be two hours in length. It simply measures how long something is.
One centimeter is equal to 0.3937 inches, so about 2.54 centimeters make one inch. To picture it, a centimeter is roughly the width of a standard pencil.
25 centimeters is equal to about 9.84 inches. That's roughly the height of a bowling pin or a bit less than the length of a standard sheet of paper.
A millimeter is not longer than a centimeter; actually, a centimeter is ten times longer than a millimeter. So 1 cm = 10 mm.
One inch is exactly equal to 2.54 centimeters, so 2.54 cm fit into 1 inch.
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