Inches to Centimeters Converter - Version 1 Need a quick and easy way to visually discover the difference between inches and centimeters? Inches to Centimeters Converter is the way to go! Simply watch conversions appear before your eyes as you slide up and down the measurement scale! Its that easy. You will soon discover general relations between inches and centimeters visually. Inches to Centimeters Converter is a great tool for both teacher and student alike! One hundred centimeters equals one meter. "The metre is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second." 17th CGPM (1983, Resolution 1, CR, 97) An inch was defined in 1324 by King Edward II to be equal to three average-sized barleycorns laid end to end.