cubic inches

Small capacity measure

Cubic inches measure volume—the space occupied by or contained within a three-dimensional object.

One cubic inch equals the volume of a cube measuring one inch on each side.

The unit appears most often in American contexts for engine displacement a 350 cubic inch V8 and smaller container volumes.

Abbreviated cu in or in³.

engine

displacement

Removal from usual location

  • boreTiresome individual or drill
  • strokeSudden brain blood blockage
  • cylinderCircular-based solid form

piston · block · V8 · four-cylinder · compression · horsepower · torque · heads · intake · exhaust

measurement

volume

Amount of space filled

quarts · conversion · metric · imperial · calculate · quantify · dimensional · geometry · fluid ounces · milliliters

container

capacity

Maximum amount containable

chamber · cavity · hollow · void · receptacle · storage · tank · reservoir · bin · box

machining

tolerance

Willingness to accept difference

drilling · lathe · turning · grinding · tooling · cutting · finishing · blueprint · specifications · clearance

Categories
Opposites
dimensionality of measurement

cubic inchessquare inches

Area measurement unit

inches · square feet · length · area

scale of volume measurement

cubic inchescubic yards

Volume in three-foot cubes

cubic feet · acre-feet · gallons · cubic meters · barrels

measurement system

cubic inchescubic centimeters

Metric volume measurement units

milliliters · liters · cubic meters · cc · metric volume

Family

cube, inch, incumbent, cubes, cubic, succumb, encumber, cubism, cubed

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