Which is longer 10mm 1cm or 1m?

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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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Which is bigger 10mm or 1 cm?

One centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters. One decameter is equal to 10 centimeters. One meter is equal to 100 centimeters.

Is 1cm longer than 1m?

It is used to measure the length and distance of various things. One Centimeter is a hundred times smaller than a Meter. A Meter is a hundredth times bigger than a Centimeter.

Is 10 mm the same as 1 cm?

In the case of centimeters (cm), a centimeter is 1/100th of a meter. In the case of millimeters (mm), a millimeter is 1/1000th of a meter. We see that a centimeter and millimeter differ by a factor of 10. This means that 10 mm will be equal to 1 cm.

Is 11mm smaller than 1 cm?

Also shown is a 2-centimeter (cm) ruler that shows 10 mm is equal to 1 cm. Tumor sizes are often measured in millimeters (mm) or centimeters.