cubic meter

Space measurement standard

A cubic meter is a unit of volume equal to the space occupied by a cube one meter on each side.

It's the standard metric unit for measuring large volumes—room capacity, shipping containers, water usage, concrete: The tank holds fifty cubic meters.

Also spelled cubic metre.

volume

liter

Volume measurement unit

acre-foot · hectoliter · deciliter · fluid ounce · quart · pint · bushel · cord · displacement · capacity

space

room

Enclosed interior area

chamber · compartment · enclosure · clearance · airspace · headroom · floorspace · interior · hollow · berth

measurement

calibration

Adjusting for measurement accuracy

dimension · quantity · magnitude · calculation · conversion · estimation · surveying · metrication · quantification · assessment

SI

kilogram

Base unit of mass

  • secondUnit smaller than minute
  • ampereUnit of electrical flow
  • moleSubterranean insectivore

candela · newton · joule · watt · pascal · hertz · metric system · base unit · international standard

Categories
Opposites
measurement system

cubic metercubic foot

Unit measuring enclosed space

cubic yard · cubic inch · gallon · quart · pint

dimensional type

cubic metersquare meter

SI unit of area

meter · square centimeter · centimeter · square kilometer · kilometer

scale

cubic metercubic centimeter

Volume of a tiny box

milliliter · microliter · nanoliter

Family

measure, cube, meter, cubes, meters, kilometer, cubic, cubism, cubed

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