g/cm\text{g/cm}

gram per centimeter

Linear mass densityexact by definition

The gram per centimetre is exactly 0.1 kg/m, an exact decimal relation. It appears in laboratory work on strings, wires and small cables, and in acoustics where string linear density sets the frequency for a given tension and length.

1 g/cm\text{g/cm} 0.1 kg/m\text{kg/m}

One gram per centimeter in every linear mass density unit

1,000,000decitex (dtex)
900,000denier (den)
100,000milligram per meter (mg/m)
100,000tex (tex)
100gram per meter (g/m)
100kilogram per kilometer (kg/km)
1gram per centimeter (g/cm)this unit
0.201591pound per yard (lb/yd)
0.1kilogram per meter (kg/m)
0.0671969pound per foot (lb/ft)
0.00559974pound per inch (lb/in)
0.00208854slug per foot (slug/ft)