metric volume

Liters or milliliters

Metric volume is volume measured using metric units—liters, milliliters, cubic centimeters, cubic meters.

The term appears mainly in educational contexts when distinguishing metric measurement from imperial systems: Today we'll learn to calculate metric volume.

In everyday use, people simply say volume and specify the unit.

Related

capacity · measuring cup · measuring · graduated cylinder · cup · fluid · ounce · liquid measure · pint · quart · centiliter · deciliter · graduated · cylinder · beaker · pour · liquid · displacement

Opposites
measurement system

metric volumegallons

Volume measurement units

quarts · pints · fluid ounces · cups · tablespoons

Family

metric, metrics, metrical, metrically, volume, volumes, volumetric, voluminous, voluminously

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G