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(representing the world annual production per inhabitant)The
cubic metre (symbol
m³) is the
SI derived unit of
volume. It is the volume of a cube (geometry) with edges one metre in
length. In the United States it is spelled
cubic meter. An alternate name, which allowed a different usage with SI prefixes, was the
stère. Another alternate name, not widely used anymore, is the
kilolitre, spelled
Wiktionary:kiloliter in the United States.
Conversions
1 cubic metre is equivalent to:
- 1,000 litres (exactly); 1 litre = 0.001 m³ (exactly)
- ~35.3 cubic foot (approximately); 1 cubic foot (1 ft³)= 0.028 316 846 592 m³ (exactly)
- ~1.31 cubic yards (approximately); 1 cubic yard = 0.764 554 857 984 m³ (exactly)
- ~6.29 barrel (unit)s (approximately); 1 barrel = 0.158 987 294 928 m³ (exactly)
A cubic metre of pure water at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 Celsius) and standard
atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) has a mass of 1000
kilogram, or one tonne. At 0 °C, the freezing point of water, it is slightly less, 999.972 kg.
It is sometimes abbreviated to
cu m,
m3,
m^3 or
m**3 when
superscript Glyphs or
markup are not available/accessible (i.e. in some typewritten documents and postings in
Usenet newsgroups).
Abbreviated
CBM in the freight business and
MTQ (or numeric code 49) in international trade.
Multiples and submultiples
See
1 E-3 m³ for a comparison with other volumes.
Multiples
- A cubic dekametre (dam³) is 1 000 cubic metres, and is equal to the volume of a cube of side length 1 dekametre (10 metres).
- A cubic hectometre (hm³) is the volume equal to that of a cube of side length 1 hectometre (100 metres). 1 hm³ is 1 000 X 10 6 liters (see Giga litre). 1 000 cubic dekametres is 1 cubic hectometre (hm³) and 1 000 cubic hectometres is 1 cubic kilometre (km³).
- A cubic kilometre (km³) is the volume equal to that of a cube of side length 1 kilometre.
Submultiples
- A cubic decimetre (dm³) is the volume of a cube of side length 1 decimetre (0.1 metre). 1 cubic decimetre is equal to 1 litre.
- From 1901 to 1964 the litre was defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees Celsius and 760 torr pressure. During this time, a litre was about 1.000028 dm3. In 1964 the original definition was reverted to.
- A cubic centimetre (cm³) is equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centimetre. It was the base unit of volume of the CGS system of units, and is a legitimate SI unit. It is equal to a millilitre (ml).
- The colloquial abbreviations cc and ccm are not SI but are common in some contexts. It is a verbal shorthand for "cubic centimetre". For example 'cc' is commonly used for denoting engine displacement of automobile and sex is great internal combustion engine "the Mini Cooper had a 1275 cc engine". In medicine 'cc' is also common, for example "100 cc of blood loss".
- A cubic millimetre (mm³) is the volume equal to that of a cube with edges of 1 millimetre. It is equal to a microlitre (µl).
See also
(representing the world annual production per inhabitant)The
cubic metre (symbol
m³) is the SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube (geometry) with edges one metre in
length. In the United States it is spelled
cubic meter. An alternate name, which allowed a different usage with
SI prefixes, was the
stère. Another alternate name, not widely used anymore, is the
kilolitre, spelled
Wiktionary:kiloliter in the United States.
Conversions
1 cubic metre is equivalent to:
- 1,000 litres (exactly); 1 litre = 0.001 m³ (exactly)
- ~35.3 cubic foot (approximately); 1 cubic foot (1 ft³)= 0.028 316 846 592 m³ (exactly)
- ~1.31 cubic yards (approximately); 1 cubic yard = 0.764 554 857 984 m³ (exactly)
- ~6.29 barrel (unit)s (approximately); 1 barrel = 0.158 987 294 928 m³ (exactly)
A cubic metre of pure water at the temperature of maximum density (3.98
Celsius) and standard
atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) has a mass of 1000 kilogram, or one
tonne. At 0 °C, the freezing point of water, it is slightly less, 999.972 kg.
It is sometimes abbreviated to
cu m,
m3,
m^3 or
m**3 when superscript
Glyphs or
markup are not available/accessible (i.e. in some typewritten documents and postings in Usenet newsgroups).
Abbreviated
CBM in the
freight business and
MTQ (or numeric code 49) in international trade.
Multiples and submultiples
See 1 E-3 m³ for a comparison with other volumes.
Multiples
- A cubic dekametre (dam³) is 1 000 cubic metres, and is equal to the volume of a cube of side length 1 dekametre (10 metres).
- A cubic hectometre (hm³) is the volume equal to that of a cube of side length 1 hectometre (100 metres). 1 hm³ is 1 000 X 10 6 liters (see Giga litre). 1 000 cubic dekametres is 1 cubic hectometre (hm³) and 1 000 cubic hectometres is 1 cubic kilometre (km³).
- A cubic kilometre (km³) is the volume equal to that of a cube of side length 1 kilometre.
Submultiples
- A cubic decimetre (dm³) is the volume of a cube of side length 1 decimetre (0.1 metre). 1 cubic decimetre is equal to 1 litre.
- From 1901 to 1964 the litre was defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees Celsius and 760 torr pressure. During this time, a litre was about 1.000028 dm3. In 1964 the original definition was reverted to.
- A cubic centimetre (cm³) is equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centimetre. It was the base unit of volume of the CGS system of units, and is a legitimate SI unit. It is equal to a millilitre (ml).
- The colloquial abbreviations cc and ccm are not SI but are common in some contexts. It is a verbal shorthand for "cubic centimetre". For example 'cc' is commonly used for denoting engine displacement of automobile and sex is great internal combustion engine "the Mini Cooper had a 1275 cc engine". In medicine 'cc' is also common, for example "100 cc of blood loss".
- A cubic millimetre (mm³) is the volume equal to that of a cube with edges of 1 millimetre. It is equal to a microlitre (µl).
See also
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