Centimeters On A Tape Measure

In other words they re in centimetres and milimetres.

Centimeters on a tape measure. How to read a metric tape measure. 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. 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. The measurements towards the bottom of the image are metric.

Above you ll see a picture of a metric imperial pocket tape measure. Tape measures come in both imperial units inches and feet and metric centimeters and meters featuring unit breakdowns for further accuracy. There are 10mm in each centimetre shown by the ten spaces between each cm and 100cm in each metre. If you have a measuring tape longer than one metre 100 centimetres usually the metre s will receive a special marking as well often in a different color than the rest of the markings.

Ten millimeters make up a centimeter cm and these are marked with a number and a bigger hash mark. Measurement on the tape combines to an 18 3 8 in. Case added to a 15 in. After each metre the centimetre markings may start over again from zero or continue counting.

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. Specialized versions can include markings that cover truss lengths for roofing and stud intervals for housing. 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.