Centimeters On A Tape Measure

Measurement on the tape combines to an 18 3 8 in.

Centimeters on a tape measure.

There are 10mm in each centimetre shown by the ten spaces between each cm and 100cm in each metre. In other words they re in centimetres and milimetres. Specialized versions can include markings that cover truss lengths for roofing and stud intervals for housing. How to read a metric tape measure.

The measurements towards the bottom of the image are metric. This varies from measuring tape to measuring tape. When measuring a length that backs the tape measure into a corner fit the case into the available space and add its length to the tape measure s reading. A hundred centimeters make up a meter m which is again clearly marked on a tape measure with a hash mark that will extend across the width.

Above you ll see a picture of a metric imperial pocket tape measure. Ten millimeters make up a centimeter cm and these are marked with a number and a bigger hash mark. Case added to a 15 in. Metric tape measures often use special symbols such as red numbers for every 10 centimeters or 100 centimeters 1 meter but often do not have a unique symbol for each meter.

For example a 3 3 8 in. Tape measures come in both imperial units inches and feet and metric centimeters and meters featuring unit breakdowns for further accuracy. If you have an object that measures longer than a whole centimeter you will write your measurement as a decimal such as 5 1 centimeters or as 51 millimeters.