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Length
Distance, height, thickness and astronomical length.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Resultcm → lsConvert centimetre to light-second
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Unit conversion. Made clear.
Start with a familiar unit, type a value, and get a dependable answer with sensible precision. Fractions and scientific notation are welcome.
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HOW IT IS CALCULATED
Convert through metre
Enter a centimetre value to calculate light-second with full internal precision before display rounding.
Display precisionAuto · 12 significant digits
Auto keeps up to 12 significant digits, trims unnecessary zeroes, and switches to scientific notation for extreme magnitudes.
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All units in this quantity
| Unit | Symbol | Converted value |
|---|---|---|
| quectometrefrom cm | qm | Interactive |
| rontometrefrom cm | rm | Interactive |
| yoctometrefrom cm | ym | Interactive |
| zeptometrefrom cm | zm | Interactive |
| attometrefrom cm | am | Interactive |
| femtometrefrom cm | fm | Interactive |
| picometrefrom cm | pm | Interactive |
| nanometrefrom cm | nm | Interactive |
| ångströmfrom cm | Å | Interactive |
| micrometrefrom cm | µm | Interactive |
| millimetrefrom cm | mm | Interactive |
| centimetrefrom cm | cm | Interactive |
| decimetrefrom cm | dm | Interactive |
| metrefrom cm | m | Interactive |
| decametrefrom cm | dam | Interactive |
| hectometrefrom cm | hm | Interactive |
| kilometrefrom cm | km | Interactive |
| megametrefrom cm | Mm | Interactive |
| gigametrefrom cm | Gm | Interactive |
| terametrefrom cm | Tm | Interactive |
| petametrefrom cm | Pm | Interactive |
| exametrefrom cm | Em | Interactive |
| zettametrefrom cm | Zm | Interactive |
| yottametrefrom cm | Ym | Interactive |
| ronnametrefrom cm | Rm | Interactive |
| quettametrefrom cm | Qm | Interactive |
| thou / milfrom cm | mil | Interactive |
| inchfrom cm | in | Interactive |
| footfrom cm | ft | Interactive |
| yardfrom cm | yd | Interactive |
| chainfrom cm | ch | Interactive |
| furlongfrom cm | fur | Interactive |
| international milefrom cm | mi | Interactive |
| nautical milefrom cm | nmi | Interactive |
| U.S. survey footfrom cm | ftUS | Interactive |
| typographic pointfrom cm | pt | Interactive |
| astronomical unitfrom cm | au | Interactive |
| light-secondfrom cm | ls | Interactive |
| light-yearfrom cm | ly | Interactive |
| parsecfrom cm | pc | Interactive |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.