Acceleration Converter
Convert between 9 acceleration units.
About Acceleration
Acceleration is how quickly speed changes. Standard gravity — the pull you feel standing still — is 9.80665 m/s², which is why “g” is used as a unit in aviation and motorsport. The gal, one centimetre per second squared, comes from geophysics, where small variations in Earth's gravity get mapped. A car reaching 100 km/h in 5 seconds averages about 5.6 m/s², a little over half a g.
Conversion table — 1 unit in meter/second²
| Unit | Meter/second² |
|---|---|
| Meter/second² | 1 |
| Centimeter/second² | 0.01 |
| Millimeter/second² | 0.001 |
| Kilometer/second² | 1000 |
| Foot/second² | 0.3048 |
| Inch/second² | 0.0254 |
| Mile/second² | 1609.34 |
| Gal | 0.01 |
| Standard gravity | 9.80665 |
Acceleration conversions — frequently asked
- What is 1 Meter/second² in centimeter/second²?
- 1 Meter/second² = 100 centimeter/second².
- What is 1 Meter/second² in millimeter/second²?
- 1 Meter/second² = 1000 millimeter/second².
- What is 1 Meter/second² in kilometer/second²?
- 1 Meter/second² = 0.001 kilometer/second².
- What is 1 Meter/second² in foot/second²?
- 1 Meter/second² = 3.28084 foot/second².
- What is 1 Meter/second² in inch/second²?
- 1 Meter/second² = 39.3701 inch/second².
- What is 1 Meter/second² in mile/second²?
- 1 Meter/second² = 0.000621371 mile/second².
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About Unit Converter
A unit converter changes a measurement from one unit to another. Pick a category — length, weight, temperature, data, area, speed, and 75+ more, including engineering and scientific units like pressure, torque, and viscosity — enter a value, and get an accurate conversion instantly. It runs in your browser with no sign-up and nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
- How many unit categories are supported?
- Over 75, from everyday units (length, mass, temperature, volume, area, speed, data storage) to technical and scientific ones (energy, pressure, torque, viscosity, molar concentration, luminance, and more).
- Does it convert engineering and scientific units?
- Yes. Alongside common units it covers engineering and scientific categories — force, pressure, torque, thermal, flow, radiology, and CSS/typography units — with precise conversion factors.
- Are the conversions accurate?
- Yes. Conversions use standard factors and precise formulas, including non-linear ones like temperature, so results are exact.
- Do I need to install an app?
- No download needed — it's a free web app that runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet, or desktop, with nothing to install and nothing sent anywhere.

