Centimeters On A Tape Measure

Above you ll see a picture of a metric imperial pocket tape measure.

Centimeters on a tape measure.

Measurement on the tape combines to an 18 3 8 in. This varies from measuring tape to measuring tape. Every tenth centimeter is highlighted so they can be easily picked out. After each metre the centimetre markings may start over again from zero or continue counting.

There are 10mm in each centimetre shown by the ten spaces between each cm and 100cm in each metre. How to read a metric tape measure. 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.

Specialized versions can include markings that cover truss lengths for roofing and stud intervals for housing. In other words they re in centimetres and milimetres. Case added to a 15 in. The measurements towards the bottom of the image are metric.

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. 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. For example a 3 3 8 in.