5 centimetres
5 cmLength · definition
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Length & distance
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5 cm
5 centimetres
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5 cmLength
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Plum
A plum is a sweet, edible fruit produced by trees of the genus Prunus, containing a single hard stone.
5 cmDefined fruit diameter
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5 centimetres is approximately equal to the fruit diameter of a plum.
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5 centimetres
Length: 5 cm; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Plum
Defined fruit diameter: 5 cm; defined specimen; range 3.5 cm–6.5 cm.
A defined medium raw plum 5 cm across and 66 g in mass. Cultivar, ripeness and growing conditions vary; stem and leaves are excluded from the fruit diameter.
USDA FoodData Central — raw fruit portions
The marked defined fruit diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Plum
5 cmDefined fruit diameter · defined specimen · range 3.5 cm–6.5 cm
A defined medium raw plum 5 cm across and 66 g in mass. Cultivar, ripeness and growing conditions vary; stem and leaves are excluded from the fruit diameter.
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- Length ↔ Defined fruit diameter
- Relative size
- 5 centimetres is approximately equal to the fruit diameter of a plum.
How to read the visual
The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 5 cm for the fruit diameter of a plum; the recorded range is 3.5 cm–6.5 cm.
- The fruit diameter of a plum: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
This comparison follows the selected length only; other dimensions may differ.
0.05 mmetres
0.16404 ftfeet
3.1069 × 10⁻⁵ mimiles
3.3423 × 10⁻¹³ AUastronomical units
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