Kilometer to Centimeter Unit Converter - 1 Kilometer in Centimeter
This calculator allows you to convert from Kilometer to Centimeter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Kilometer to Centimeter, enter the amount of Kilometer into the first input and to convert from Centimeter to Kilometer, enter the amount of Centimeter into the second input.
1 Kilometer = 100000 Centimeter
Kilometer to Centimeter?
How to convert from Kilometer to Centimeter?
To convert Kilometer to Centimeter: Every 1 Kilometer equals 100000 Centimeter. For example, 100 Kilometer equal 100 * 100000 = 10000000 Centimeter and so on..
In 1793, The distance from the equator to the North Pole was measured and divided by 10 million. The result of the previous process was called as a meter.
Nowadays, meter or metre is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Meter or metre is a metric measurement slightly longer than a yard. It is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Distance measures length. For example, the distance of a road is how long the road is.
Meter is used as a measure of distance across the globe. Distance expresses the length. For example, the distance of a road is how long the road is.
However most of countries use meter to measure length, US is the primary exception which is using imperial system
What is kilometer?
The kilometer is a unit of length equals to 1,000 meters. Its abbreviation is km.
It is now the measurement unit used officially for expressing distances between geographical places. The U.S. and Great Britain are the only two developed nations use miles rather than kilometers on their road signs.
Centimeter
All of us use rulers everyday. Rulers are digitized in centimeters, but what is the centimeter?
Centimeter is a metric unit which is used mostly to measure small distances. Centimeter can be abbreviated as "CM." One inch consists of 2.54 centimeters.
There is a french origion for the word "centimeter". It came from 2 Latin words, "centum" and " mètre".