Length units calculator & converter tool
Conversions Table
Equivalent of 10 Inch: |
253.99986284007 Millimeter |
25.399986284007 Centimeter |
0.25399986284007 Meter |
0.00025399986284007 Kilometer |
0.83337354997828 Foot |
0.0001578281487728 Mile |
0.27787584994704 Yard |
0.00013715992593364 Nautical Mile |
Inch / Centimeter Units Definition
Inch
The inch (symbol: ″ (double prime) or po in French-speaking Canada) is a unit of length dating back to the Middle Ages.Its dimensional value has varied over time, across regions and across countries.Since 1959, following an English compromise, the English inch — also called the “international technical inch” — has been exactly 2.54 cm, or one twelfth of a foot or one thirty-sixth (1⁄36) of a yard. For historical reasons, other definitions of the inch are still in force in certain areas.
Centimeter
The centimeter is in common popular use: it allows to represent in a simple way dimensions of human size (less than the meter).In the scientific field, we prefer the meter (base unit of the International System) or the millimeter (widely used in mechanics) to represent lengths of these orders of magnitude.