Centiliters
A Centiliter is a metric volume unit equal to one hundredth of a liter. Centiliters are commonly used to measure smaller volumes.
When converting volume measurements, be sure to remember that the dimensions are cubed and so doubling the sides of a cube will increase the volume by a factor of eight. To make conversions easier, please use our conversion calculators such as the one on this page and refer to the calculation underneath if you want to understand how the conversion is calculated. To select your required conversion please start here: Centiliters conversion.
Centiters as a measurement unit can be traced back to the French revolution and the start of the metric system. Metric measurements created a standardized and decimal system of measures that would be easy to use.
Canadian cups
Canadian cups are units often used in Canada for recipes. One Canadian cup is about 227ml making this unit slightly smaller than the metric cup which is equal to 250 milliliters.