Symbols:C/Centimetre

centimetre

$\mathrm {cm}$

The symbol for the centimetre is $\mathrm {cm}$:

$\mathrm c$ for centi

$\mathrm m$ for metre.

Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {cm} .

Sources

• 1938: A. Geary, H.V. Lowry and H.A. Hayden: Mathematics for Technical Students, Part One ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetic: Chapter $\text I$: Decimals: The Metric System
• 1966: Isaac Asimov: Understanding Physics ... (previous) ... (next): $\text {I}$: Motion, Sound and Heat: Chapter $2$: Falling Bodies: Free Fall