Definition of Cubic foot

1. Noun. The volume equal to a cube one foot on each side.


Definition of Cubic foot

1. Noun. A measure of volume or capacity equivalent to that of a cube having unit dimension of one foot; equals 28.32 litres. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubic Foot

cubhood
cubhoods
cubic
cubic capacity
cubic centimeter
cubic centimeters
cubic centimetre
cubic centimetres
cubic content unit
cubic curve
cubic curves
cubic decimeter
cubic decimetre
cubic equation
cubic feet
cubic foot (current term)
cubic function
cubic functions
cubic inch
cubic inches
cubic kilometer
cubic kilometre
cubic measure
cubic meter
cubic meters
cubic metre
cubic metres
cubic millimeter
cubic millimetre
cubic niter

Literary usage of Cubic foot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"In the settlement of the account of the Company, the parties disagreed in their interpretation of the last clause, as to the price stipulated per cubic foot ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"A timber foot, however, is 1728 cubic inches or one cubic foot. A cord foot is a pile of wood 1 by 4 by 4 feet. A cord of wood is 8 cord feet. ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1857)
"1000 cubic inches 1 cubic foot. Of Capacity for Dry Good». ... 1 cubic foot. In measuring corn for wholesale dealings, as well as sand, lime, &c., ..."

4. Engineering Chemistry: A Manual of Quantitative Chemical Analysis by Thomas Bliss Stillman (1897)
"One kilo of CO evolves upon complete combustion 2487 calories, or 4476 BTU per pound, or 349 BTU per cubic foot at o° C. and 760 mm. pressure. ..."

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