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It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm 3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm 3) or 0.001 cubic metres (m 3). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre. The original French metric system used the litre as a base unit.
Volume; system unit code (alternative) symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combinations SI: cubic kilometre: km3 km 3: US spelling: cubic kilometer 1.0 km 3 (0.24 cu mi)
1.0 US bbl (120 L; 31 US gal; 26 imp gal) U.S.beerbbl (usbeerbbl) U.S. bbl US gallon: USgal US gal 231 cubic inches by definition, also 4 US qt or 8 US pt or 128 US fl oz Allows triple output units. See: full list. 1.0 US gal (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) USgal l; USgal L; USgal impgal; U.S.gal U.S. gal USgal l; USgal L; USgal impgal; US quart: USqt US qt
A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm 3; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used unit of volume that corresponds to the volume of a cube that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm. One cubic centimetre corresponds to a volume of one millilitre.
On 7 April 1795, the metric system was formally defined in French law using six units. Three of these are related to volume: the stère (1 m 3) for volume of firewood; the litre (1 dm 3) for volumes of liquid; and the gramme, for mass—defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice. [10]
Wine was measured with units based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches (3.785 L), while beer was measured with units based on an ale gallon of 282 cubic inches (4.621 L) and grain was measured with the Winchester measure, with a gallon of approximately 268.8 cubic inches (one eighth of a Winchester bushel or 4.405 L). In 1824, these units ...
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The cubic inch, cubic foot and cubic yard are commonly used for measuring volume. In addition, there is one group of units for measuring volumes of liquids (based on the wine gallon and subdivisions of the fluid ounce ), and one for measuring volumes of dry material , each with their own names and sub-units.