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About these units
Centimeter/Minute (cm/min)
A centimeter per minute is a very slow but measurable speed, ideal for documenting the movement of small mechanical devices, capillary flow, microfluidics, or slow conveyor systems. Medical applications include infusion pump rates, which may sometimes be described in cm/min when relating to catheter insertion or microdroplet transport speed. Because centimeters align with everyday physical intuition, this unit strikes a balance between precision and accessibility in niche scientific applications.
Centimeter/Hour (cm/h)
A centimeter per hour is used in fields where extremely slow processes are tracked, including seepage rates in soil hydrology, chemical diffusion fronts in laboratory experiments, and biological growth in certain organisms. Urban planning and material science may use cm/h to describe settlement rates in soft soils or long-term deformation of structural components. Although rarely used in public communication, cm/h is invaluable in precision scientific contexts where even a centimeter over an hour represents meaningful change.