MOTION
Speed
Linear speed for travel, wind and physics.
Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.
Result100 cm/s1 m/s = 100 cm/s
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m/s to cm/s Converter
Convert metre per second (m/s) to centimetre per second (cm/s). 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
Enter a metre per second value to calculate centimetre per second 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 secondfrom m/s | m/s | 1 |
| centimetre per secondfrom m/s | cm/s | 100 |
| foot per secondfrom m/s | ft/s | 3.28084 |
| kilometre per hourfrom m/s | km/h | 3.6 |
| mile per hourfrom m/s | mph | 2.23694 |
| knotfrom m/s | kn | 1.94384 |
| kilometre per secondfrom m/s | km/s | 0.001 |
| speed of light in vacuumfrom m/s | c | 0.00000000333564 |
SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.
m/s to cm/s Conversion Reference
Metre Per Second (m/s) and centimetre per second (cm/s) are units of speed. Use this page to convert in either direction.
Conversion Examples
| Metre Per Second (m/s) | Centimetre Per Second (cm/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 m/s | 100 cm/s |
| 5 m/s | 500 cm/s |
| 10 m/s | 1000 cm/s |
| 100 m/s | 10000 cm/s |
Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.
Reverse Conversion
cm/s to m/s (centimetre per second to metre per second)