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Definition of Cubic centimetre

1. Noun. A metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.

Definition of Cubic centimetre

1. Noun. A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes. Symbols: cm³ ''and'' cc ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubic Centimetre

Literary usage of Cubic centimetre

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

1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1906)
"Therefore, in Antarctic sea-water with an average density of 1-025 grammes per cubic centimetre, glacier ioe would float with four parts immersed and one ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"The chlorine liquid contained 2'3 milligrammes, or 0'03565 grain of chlorine per cubic centimetre, and was just about three-fourths saturated. ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"On the Energy per cubic centimetre in a Turbulent Liquid when Transmitting Laminar Waves. By Professor GF FITZGERALD, FRS, Trinity College, ..."

4. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1914)
"For very small volumes the cubic centimetre (cc or cm*) Is used. This volum« of water weigh« a gram, which 1» the unit of weight or mas«. ..."

5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1897)
"Injected one-fourth of a cubic centimetre of blood obtained at autopsy from ... 58 one half of a cubic centimetre of crushed liver-tissue from Case XX. ..."

6. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1910)
"If kept at 40° F. the number of bacteria will not be over 100000 per cubic centimetre after forty-eight hours. If, however, the hands, cattle, and barns are ..."

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