Convert cm to feet
Please provide values below to convert centimeter [cm] to foot [ft]or vice versa.
Centimeter
Definition: A centimeter (symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI)the current form of the metric system. It is defined as 1/100 meters.
History/origin: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meterand as the prefix "centi" indicatesis equal to one hundredth of a meter. Metric prefixes range from factors of 10-18 to 1018 based on a decimal systemwith the base (in this case the meter) having no prefix and having a factor of 1. Learning some of the more commonly used metric prefixessuch as kilo-mega-giga-tera-centi-milli-micro-and nano-can be helpful for quickly navigating metric units.
Current use: The centimeterlike the meteris used in all sorts of applications worldwide (in countries that have undergone metrication) in instances where a smaller denomination of the meter is required. Height is commonly measured in centimeters outside of countries like the United States.
Foot
Definition: A foot (symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. A foot was defined as exactly 0.3048 meters in 1959. One foot contains 12 inchesand one yard is comprised of three feet.
History/origin: Prior to standardization of units of measurementand the definition of the foot currently in usethe measurement of the foot was used in many different systems including the GreekRomanEnglishChineseand French systemsvarying in length between each. The various lengths were due to parts of the human body historically being used as a basis for units of length (such as the cubithandspandigitand many otherssometimes referred to as anthropic units). This resulted in the measurement of a foot varying between 250 mm and 335 mm in the past compared to the current definition of 304.8 mm. While the United States is one of the fewif not onlycountries in which the foot is still widely usedmany countries used their own version of the foot prior to metricationas evidenced by a fairly large list of obsolete feet measurements.
Current use: The foot is primarily used in the United StatesCanadaand the United Kingdom for many everyday applications. In the USfeet and inches are commonly used to measure heightshorter distancesfield length (sometimes in the form of yards)etc. Feet are also commonly used to measure altitude (aviation) as well as elevation (such as that of a mountain). The international foot corresponds to human feet with shoe size 13 (UK)14 (US male)15.5 (US female)or 46 (EU).
Centimeter to Foot Conversion Table
| Centimeter [cm] | Foot [ft] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 cm | 0.000328084 ft |
| 0.1 cm | 0.0032808399 ft |
| 1 cm | 0.032808399 ft |
| 2 cm | 0.0656167979 ft |
| 3 cm | 0.0984251969 ft |
| 5 cm | 0.1640419948 ft |
| 10 cm | 0.3280839895 ft |
| 20 cm | 0.656167979 ft |
| 50 cm | 1.6404199475 ft |
| 100 cm | 3.280839895 ft |
| 1000 cm | 32.8083989501 ft |
How to Convert Centimeter to Foot
1 cm = 0.032808399 ft
1 ft = 30.48 cm
Example: convert 15 cm to ft:
15 cm = 15 × 0.032808399 ft = 0.4921259843 ft