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What is a Square Centimeter?
Area Unit
Definition
A square centimeter is a unit of area equal to the area of a square with 1-centimeter sides, or 100 square millimeters.
Popular Square Centimeter Conversions
Most common conversions from Square Centimeters
1 cm² = 0.0001 m² Square Centimeter to Square Meters 1 cm² = 0.0000000001 km² Square Centimeter to Square Kilometers 1 cm² = 100 mm² Square Centimeter to Square Millimeters 1 cm² = 0.00000001 ha Square Centimeter to Hectares 1 cm² = 0.000000024711 ac Square Centimeter to Acres 1 cm² = 0.00000000003861 mi² Square Centimeter to Square Miles
History
The square centimeter is part of the metric system and is commonly used for small area measurements in science and everyday life.
Common Uses
- Skin and wound measurements in medicine
- Small product dimensions
- Scientific measurements
- Cross-sectional areas
Fun Facts
A fingernail is about 1-2 square centimeters
A credit card is about 46 square centimeters
One square inch equals about 6.45 square centimeters
All Square Centimeter Conversions
Square Centimeters to Square Meters cm² → m² Square Centimeters to Square Kilometers cm² → km² Square Centimeters to Square Millimeters cm² → mm² Square Centimeters to Hectares cm² → ha Square Centimeters to Acres cm² → ac Square Centimeters to Square Miles cm² → mi² Square Centimeters to Square Yards cm² → yd² Square Centimeters to Square Feet cm² → ft² Square Centimeters to Square Inches cm² → in²