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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10−2 m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
and 10−1 m (1 cm and 10 cm).
Distances shorter than 1 cm
1 E-3 m
To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10−3 m and 10−2 m .Distances shorter than 1 mm* 1.0 mm — 1/1000 of a metre* 1.0 mm — 0.03937 inches or 5/127...
- 1 cm — 10 millimetersMillimetreThe millimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length....
- 1 cm — 0.39 inchInchAn inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
es - 1 cm — edge of squareSquare (geometry)In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. This means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles...
of area 1 cm21 E-4 m²Image:Scale one to hundred.svg|110px|right|Click on the small dark green top-left square for areas smaller than 1 square centimetres, the mid green square for 1 to 10 square centimetres, the light green square for 10 to 100 square centimetres, and the pale green surround for over 100 square... - 1 cm — edge of cube of volume 1 ml1 E-6 m³Image:Scale one to thousand volume.svg|right|200px|Click on the small very dark purple bottom-left box for quantities smaller than 1, the dark purple box for 1 to 10 units, the mid purple box for 10 to 100 units, the light purple box for 100 to 1000 units and the paler purple surround for over 1000...
- 1 cm — approximate width of average fingernail
- 1.5 cm — length of a very large mosquitoMosquitoMosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
- 2 cm — approximate width of an adult human fingerFingerA finger is a limb of the human body and a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates....
- 2.54 cm — 1 inchInchAn inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
- 3.1 cm — 1 attoparsec (10−18 parsecParsecThe parsec is a unit of length used in astronomy. It is about 3.26 light-years, or just under 31 trillion kilometres ....
s) - 3.5 cm — width of film commonly used in motion pictures and still photographyPhotographic filmPhotographic film is a sheet of plastic coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide salts with variable crystal sizes that determine the sensitivity, contrast and resolution of the film...
- 4.3 cm — minimum diameter of a golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
ball - 7.3-7.5 cm — diameter of a baseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- 8.6 cm × 5.4 cm — dimensions of a typical credit cardCredit cardA credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services...
Distances longer than 10 cm
1 E-1 m
To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 centimetres and 100 centimetres .Distances shorter than 10 centimetres-Conversions:10 centimetres is equal to...