cubic metres

Three-dimensional capacity units

Cubic metres is the standard metric unit for measuring volume, representing the space occupied by a cube one metre on each side.

Used for large quantities—water capacity, shipping containers, room dimensions, concrete orders: The tank holds fifty cubic metres.

Also spelled cubic meters.

Abbreviated m³ or cu m.

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storage capacity · water tank · unit · construction · bulk · gravel · hydrology · flow rate · logistics · mining · displacement · density · HVAC systems · concrete · building materials · fluid dynamics · height · size

Opposites
dimensionality of measurement

cubic metressquare metres

Area measurement units

metres · area · square centimetres · square kilometres · length

measurement system

cubic metrescubic feet

Volume measurement in imperial

cubic yards · cubic inches · gallons · fluid ounces · quarts

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