Centimeter per second (cm/s)
One hundredth of a meter per second.
What is a centimeter per second?
- Symbol
- cm/s
- Quantity
- Speed
- Unit system
- SI
- Definition
- One hundredth of a meter per second.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for slow speeds such as flow in pipes, walking robots and laboratory experiments.
Centimeter per second in other speed units
- 1 cm/s = 0.01 m/sMeter per second
- 1 cm/s = 0.036 km/hKilometer per hour
- 1 cm/s = 0.00001 km/sKilometer per second
- 1 cm/s ≈ 0.02236936292 mphMile per hour
- 1 cm/s ≈ 0.03280839895 ft/sFoot per second
- 1 cm/s ≈ 0.01943844492 knKnot
- 1 cm/s ≈ 3.335640952e-11 cSpeed of light in vacuum
Centimeter per second quick reference
| Centimeter per second | Kilometer per hour | Mile per hour | Meter per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cm/s | = 0.036 km/h | ≈ 0.02236936292 mph | = 0.01 m/s |
| 10 cm/s | = 0.36 km/h | ≈ 0.2236936292 mph | = 0.1 m/s |
| 100 cm/s | = 3.6 km/h | ≈ 2.236936292 mph | = 1 m/s |
| 1000 cm/s | = 36 km/h | ≈ 22.36936292 mph | = 10 m/s |
Where the centimeter per second fits
The next larger speed unit is the kilometer per hour (km/h). 1 cm/s = 0.036 km/h, and 1 km/h ≈ 27.77777778 cm/s.
Frequently asked questions
- How many kilometers per hour are in one centimeter per second?
- One centimeter per second = 0.036 km/h (kilometers per hour).
- How many miles per hour are in one centimeter per second?
- One centimeter per second ≈ 0.02236936292 mph (miles per hour).
- How many meters per second are in one centimeter per second?
- One centimeter per second = 0.01 m/s (meters per second).