Question: are centimeters smaller than millimeters?
Answer: Millimeter A millimeter is 10 times smaller than a centimeter. The distance between the smaller lines (without numbers) is 1 millimeter. 1 centimeter = 10 mm. ... Micrometer A micrometer (also called a micron) is 1000 times smaller than a millimeter. 1 millimeter (mm) = 1000 micrometers (μm).