Thou to centimeters Converter
This page allows you to convert length values expressed in thou to their equivalent in centimeters.
Enter the value in thou in the top field (the one marked "thou"), then press the "Convert" button or the "Enter" key. The converter also works the other way round: if you enter the value in centimeters in the "cm" field, the equivalent value in thou is calculated and displayed in the top field.
Thou to Centimeters Conversion Formula
Where Lthou is the length in thou and Lcentimeters is its equivalent in centimeters.
Reverse formula (centimeters to thou)Thou
The thou is a unit of measure for length equivalent to 1/1000 of an inch, that is 0.001 inches. It is also known as 'mil'. Introduced around 1844, it is still used today in manufacturing specifications of certain products such as printed circuit boards (ex. size of via holes and distance between lines), paper thickness (ex. newspaper paper thickness is around 2 to 4 thou), latex gloves. Reference: Wikipedia
Centimeter
Centimeter is a unit of length used by the metric system. One centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. That means there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter. One inch is equal to 2.54 cm. The following line should be approximately 1 centimeter long: 