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+#REDIRECT [[metre]]
-A '''centimetre''' ([[United States|US]]: '''centimeter''') is a [[SI prefix|factor]] of the [[SI]] unit of length: there are one hundred centimeters in the base unit of measure, the [[metre]]. Although the centimeter is a non-standard factor (factors of 10<sup>3</sup> are often preferred) it is used because it is practical for many everyday measurements.
-The centimetre is a [[base unit]] in the [[centimetre-gram-second]] systems of units, now largely but not completely supplanted by the [[International System of Units]] (SI).
-One inch is 2.54 cm.
-Centimetres are used to measure small lengths. A centimetre is approximately the width of an adult fingernail or the black keys of a piano.
-One cubic centimetre in volume is equal to one [[litre|millilitre]].
-See [[1 E-2 m]] for a comparison with other lengths.
-See also: [[orders of magnitude]], [[conversion of units]]
-[[millimetre]] &lt;&lt; '''centimetre''' &lt;&lt; [[decimetre]]
-== See also ==
-*[[Metric system]]
-*[[SI]]
-*[[SI prefix]]
-*[[Conversion of units]] for comparisons with other units
-[[Category:Units of length]]
-[[da:Centimeter]]
-[[de:Zentimeter]]
-[[et:Sentimeeter]]
-[[es:Centímetro]]
-[[eo:Centimetro]]
-[[ia:Centimetro]]
-[[nl:Centimeter]]
-[[ja:センチメートル]]
-[[pl:Centymetr]]
-[[pt:Centímetro]]
-[[ru:Сантиметр]]
-[[sl:Centimeter]]
-[[sv:Centimeter]]
-[[zh:厘米]]