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Convert centimeters to inches

How many inches in a cm? 1 centimetre is equal to 0.39370079 inches, which is the conversion factor from centimeters to inches.
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Facts about centimetre (cm)

A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm), sometimes called "chim", is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. See all conversions for centimeters here.

Facts about inch (in)

An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. Its size can vary from system to system. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot. A corresponding unit of area is the square inch and a corresponding unit of volume is the cubic inch. See all conversions for inches here.

General information about cm to in

Conversion category:Length
SI standard unit for length:Metre (m)
Related categories:Area, Volume, Paper size, TV & monitor size, Angle

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