m to cm Converter

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Convert meters to centimeters using the SI relation 1 m = 100 cm. Use it to translate a tailor's body height (1.75 m = 175 cm) or a room dimension (3.4 m = 340 cm) into the centimeter format that pattern-makers and small-furniture suppliers prefer. Math runs locally in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Meter (m)
Centimeter (cm)

Meter (m) → Centimeter (cm)

Quick reference table

Meter (m)Centimeter (cm)
1 m100 cm
2 m200 cm
5 m500 cm
10 m1000 cm
25 m2500 cm
50 m5000 cm
100 m10000 cm

Glossary

Meter (m)

The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined since 1983 as the distance light travels in vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. One meter equals 100 cm, 1000 mm, 3.2808 ft or 1.0936 yd. It anchors all other metric length units and is the backbone of scientific and engineering measurement worldwide.

Centimeter (cm)

A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter (1 cm = 10 mm = 0.3937 inch). It is the everyday metric unit for clothing sizes, body measurements, paper formats and small object dimensions. Two and a half centimeters approximate one inch; ninety-one centimeters approximate one yard.

Metric system (SI)

The metric system is a decimal system of measurement built around the meter for length, the kilogram for mass and the second for time, with multiples and submultiples expressed as powers of ten (millimeter, centimeter, kilometer). Adopted in France in 1799 and codified internationally as the International System of Units (SI) in 1960, it is now the official measurement system in nearly every country and the standard in science and engineering worldwide.

Imperial / US Customary system

The imperial system is the historical English system of weights and measures whose length units are the inch, foot, yard and mile (12 in = 1 ft, 3 ft = 1 yd, 1,760 yd = 1 mi). Codified by the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 and aligned with US Customary by the international yard-and-pound agreement of 1959 (1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly), it is still used in the United States, the United Kingdom and a handful of other countries for everyday distances.

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