MOTION
Acceleration
Change of speed, gravity and inertial acceleration.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Result100 cm/s²1 m/s² = 100 cm/s²
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m/s² to cm/s² Converter
Convert metre per second squared (m/s²) to centimetre per second squared (cm/s²). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through metre per second squared
Enter a metre per second squared value to calculate centimetre per second squared with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits
Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.
QUICK REFERENCE
All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| metre per second squaredfrom m/s² | m/s² | 1 |
| centimetre per second squaredfrom m/s² | cm/s² | 100 |
| millimetre per second squaredfrom m/s² | mm/s² | 1000 |
| foot per second squaredfrom m/s² | ft/s² | 3.28084 |
| standard acceleration of gravityfrom m/s² | g₀ | 0.101972 |
| galileofrom m/s² | Gal | 100 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
m/s² to cm/s² Conversion Reference
Metre Per Second Squared (m/s²) and centimetre per second squared (cm/s²) are units of acceleration. Use this page to convert in either direction.
Conversion Examples
| Metre Per Second Squared (m/s²) | Centimetre Per Second Squared (cm/s²) |
|---|---|
| 1 m/s² | 100 cm/s² |
| 5 m/s² | 500 cm/s² |
| 10 m/s² | 1000 cm/s² |
| 100 m/s² | 10000 cm/s² |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
Reverse Conversion
cm/s² to m/s² (centimetre per second squared to metre per second squared)