17 centimeters is equal to 6.69 inches. This can also be expressed as 6 11/16 inches or 0.557 feet.
To provide comparisons to known objects of similar size:
– 17 centimeters is almost the same length as a standard credit card (8.5 cm x 5.4 cm).
– It is slightly longer than a standard CD (12 cm in diameter).
– It is about 1.5 times the length of a standard USB stick (6 cm).
– 17 centimeters is roughly the length of a dollar bill (approx. 6.14 inches).
– It is slightly shorter than the width of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm x 29.7 cm).
– It is about half the length of a standard sheet of notebook paper (8 inches).
– 17 centimeters is slightly longer than the average height of a human hand (7.44 inches).
– It is about the same length as a medium-sized cucumber (6-7 inches).
– It is about the width of an adult hand from the base of the palm to the tip of the middle finger.
– 17 centimeters is slightly shorter than the length of a standard pencil (7.5 inches).