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Below, you will find information of how to find out how many centimeters there are in "x" meters, including the formulas and example conversions.

How many centimeters in a meter?

1 Meter (m) is equal to 100 centimeters (cm). To convert meters to cm, multiply the meter value by 100.

For example, to find out how many centimeters there are in a half meter, multiply 0.5 by 100, that makes 50 cm in a half meter.

meters to centimeters formula

centimeter = meter * 100

How to convert centimeters to meters?

1 Centimeter (cm) is equal to 0.01 meter (m). To convert centimeters to meters, multiply the centimeter value by 0.01 or divide by 100.

For example, to convert 150 cm to meters, divide 150 by 100, that makes 1.5 meters in 150 cm.

cm to meters formula

meter = cm * 0.01

meter = cm / 100

What is a Meter?

Meter (metre) is a metric system base length unit. 1 m = 100 cm. The symbol is "m".

What is a Centimeter?

Centimeter (centimetre) is a metric system length unit. 1 cm = 0.01 m. The symbol is "cm".

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How to convert meters to centimeters

1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters:

1m = 100cm

The distance d in centimeters (cm) is equal to the distance d in meters (m) times 100:

d(cm) = d(m) × 100

Example

Convert 20 meters to centimeters:

d(cm) = 20m × 100 = 2000cm

How many meters in a centimeter

One centimeter is equal to 0.01 meter:

1cm = 1cm/100 = 0.01m

How many centimeters in a meter

One meter is equal to 100 centimeters:

1m = 100×1m = 100cm

How to convert 8 meters to centimeterss

Multiply 8 meters by 100 to get centimeters:

8m = 100×8m = 800cm

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See also

• cm to meters conversion
• inches to cm
• cm to inches

Please provide values below to convert meter [m] to centimeter [cm], or vice versa.

Meter

Definition: A meter, or metre (symbol: m), is the base unit of length and distance in the International System of Units (SI). The meter is defined as the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 of a second. This definition was slightly modified in 2019 to reflect changes in the definition of the second.

History/origin: Originally, in 1793, the meter was defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. This changed in 1889, when the International prototype metre was established as the length of a prototype meter bar (made of an alloy of 90% platinum and 10% iridium) measured at the melting point of ice. In 1960, the meter was again redefined, this time in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. The current definition of the meter is effectively the same as the definition that was adopted in 1983, with slight modifications due to the change in definition of the second.

Current use: Being the SI unit of length, the meter is used worldwide in many applications such as measuring distance, height, length, width, etc. The United States is one notable exception in that it largely uses US customary units such as yards, inches, feet, and miles instead of meters in everyday use.

Centimeter

Definition: A centimeter (symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), the current form of the metric system. It is defined as 1/100 meters.

History/origin: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, and as the prefix "centi" indicates, is equal to one hundredth of a meter. 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. Learning some of the more commonly used metric prefixes, such as kilo-, mega-, giga-, tera-, centi-, milli-, micro-, and nano-, can be helpful for quickly navigating metric units.

Current use: The centimeter, like the meter, is used in all sorts of applications worldwide (in countries that have undergone metrication) in instances where a smaller denomination of the meter is required. Height is commonly measured in centimeters outside of countries like the United States.

Meter to Centimeter Conversion Table

How to Convert Meter to Centimeter

1 m = 100 cm
1 cm = 0.01 m

Example: convert 15 m to cm:
15 m = 15 × 100 cm = 1500 cm

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