a centimeter is a linear (one) dimension - for example "this ruler is 10 cm long"
a square centimeter is an area - a two dimensional term - for example if a floor tile is 10 cm long by 10 cm wide its area is 10 x 10 = 100 square centimeters.
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Square centimeter, a unit of area: the area equivalent to a square that has a side length of 1 cm.
You cannot change square centimeter to centimeter. The square centimeter is a measure of area and the centimeter is a measure of distance.
A square centimeter is a unit of area; a centimeter is a unit of length or distance.
1 square centimeter = 0.155 square inches
1 square centimeter equals 1 centimeter squared