Centimeters On A Tape Measure

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.

Centimeters on a tape measure.

How to read a metric tape measure. This varies from measuring tape to measuring tape. 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.

Measurement on the tape combines to an 18 3 8 in. There are 10mm in each centimetre shown by the ten spaces between each cm and 100cm in each metre. 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. After each metre the centimetre markings may start over again from zero or continue counting.

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. Case added to a 15 in. Ten millimeters make up a centimeter cm and these are marked with a number and a bigger hash mark. 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.

Every tenth centimeter is highlighted so they can be easily picked out. For example a 3 3 8 in. Above you ll see a picture of a metric imperial pocket tape measure.