Cropped Sensor - Explain to a Noob

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I understand the concept of the cropped sensor and what that means compared to a full frame (um.. is this correct context?) camera... but how do i work out the adapted lengths?

For example, i have an EOS 10D... i'm not sure of the sensor size, but presumably it's not full frame or anywhere close... so at 18mm, my 18-55 is actually how wide? And how do i work this out? Is there a formula?

I really interested in getting a 10-20 (or more likely 10-22 Sigma/Tamron given my budget) but if my 10D will reduce the width too much there wont be much point. What will the width actually be?
 
So my 10mm would be 16mm? That's still pretty wide.
And the cheapest FF camera from Canon is the old 5D at ~£800?

Bleh!
 
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