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Conversion of 3 Inch to Centimeter


3 inch is equivalent to 7.6199958852022 Centimeter

Conversions Table


Equivalent of 3 Inch:

76.199958852022 Millimeter
7.6199958852022 Centimeter
0.076199958852022 Meter
7.6199958852022E-5 Kilometer
0.25001206499348 Foot
4.734844463184E-5 Mile
0.083362754984112 Yard
4.1147977780092E-5 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.