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Definition of Cubic inch
1. Noun. The volume equal to a cube one inch on each side.
Generic synonyms: Capacity Measure, Capacity Unit, Cubage Unit, Cubature Unit, Cubic Content Unit, Cubic Measure, Displacement Unit, Volume Unit
Definition of Cubic inch
1. Noun. A unit of volume equal to that of a cube with each edge one inch long. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubic Inch
Literary usage of Cubic inch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1843)
"0-3 cubic inch. Rise of liquid apparently due to voltaic action, In oxygen tubes .
... 0'l cubic inch. These quantities are too small to enable any ..."
2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1862)
"•0108 cubic inch glass equal in weight to '0313 cubic inch water. ... •0108 cubic
inch glass raised 3°'O45 takes as much heat as '0313 cubic inch water ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1831)
"It is known, from the experiments of Gay Lussac and Dalton, and others, -what
quantity of vapour is contained in a cubic inch of air of any given " dew ..."
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