- cubic meter
- (m3)the SI unit of volume, equal to 106 cm3, 1000 liters, 35.3147 ft3, or 1.307 95 yd3. A cubic meter holds about 264.17 U.S. liquid gallons or 219.99 British Imperial gallons.
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cubic meter
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cubic meter — noun a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters • Syn: ↑kiloliter, ↑kilolitre, ↑cubic metre • Hypernyms: ↑metric capacity unit • Part Holonyms: ↑cubic kilometer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cubic meter — noun A unit of volume, symbol m, equal to that of a cube having sides each one meter in length … Wiktionary
cubic meter — unit of volume; capacity equal to 1000 liters … English contemporary dictionary
normal cubic meter — (Nm3) a unit of mass for gases equal to the mass of 1 cubic meter (35.3147 ft3) at a pressure of 1 atmosphere and at a standard temperature, often 0 °C (32 °F) or 20 °C (68 °F). The term standard cubic meter is also used; sometimes both are … Dictionary of units of measurement
bank cubic meter — (BCM) a traditional unit of volume in coal mining. A bank cubic meter represents the contents of a cubic meter of rock in place, before it is drilled and blasted … Dictionary of units of measurement
standard cubic meter — see normal cubic meter; also see sccm … Dictionary of units of measurement
cubic measure — noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity • Syn: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit • … Useful english dictionary
Cubic inch — An engine size notated as 502 cubic inches The cubic inch is a unit of measurement for volume in the Imperial units and United States customary units systems. It is the volume of a cube with each of its 3 sides being one inch long. The cubic inch … Wikipedia
Cubic metre — For The Flashbulb album, see M³ (album). CM3 redirects here. For the Cooking Mama game, see Cooking Mama 3: Shop Chop. One cubic metre of concrete (representing the world annual production per inhabitant) The cubic metre (US spelling: cubic meter … Wikipedia
cubic measure — 1. the measurement of volume or space by means of cubic units. 2. a system of such units, esp. that in which 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot and 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard, or that in which 1000 cubic millimeters = 1 cubic centimeter, 1000… … Universalium
