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Definition of Cubic metre
1. Noun. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters.
Generic synonyms: Metric Capacity Unit
Terms within: Hectoliter, Hectolitre, Hl
Group relationships: Cubic Kilometer, Cubic Kilometre
Definition of Cubic metre
1. Noun. A unit of volume, ''symbol'' m3, equal to that of a cube having sides each one metre in length. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubic Metre
Literary usage of Cubic metre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1914)
"A cubic metre of water weighs a metric ton and is equal to 1 kilolitre. The cubic
metre Volume. Is used In place of the cubic yard and Is about 80 per cent ..."
2. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers., Gerard H. Matthes (1882)
"The cost of 1 cubic metre of air reduced from a pressure of 3 atmosphere» additional
pressure, to 0 atmosphere pressure has been found to be 4'2d. a. ..."
3. Elementary Treatise on Physics, Experimental and Applied by Adolphe Ganot (1893)
"aqueous vapour at that temperature ; the pressure of the vapour will be 17-4
mm., and the weight contained in one cubic metre of air 17'! grammes. ..."
4. Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy by Augustin Privat-Deschanel, Joseph David Everett (1870)
"1 cubic metre = 61027'1 cubic inches, or 35'3166 cubic feet. The Litre (used for
liquids) is the same as the cubic decimetre, and is equal to ..."
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