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Definition of Cubic meter
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 meter
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of cubic metre) A unit of volume, ''symbol'' m3, equal to that of a cube having sides each one meter in length. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubic Meter
Literary usage of Cubic meter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"... Equivalents Approximate s acre o.4o s bushel 35. i centimeter o.39 s cubic
centimeter o.o6i cubic foot o.o28 cubic inch 16. cubic meter 35. cubic meter ..."
2. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1919)
"... cubic meter, cubic vera, cubic foot, ibic yard, cubic meter. ... S for Excavation
of Ground: cubic meter. ..."
3. A Text Book of Ore Dressing by Robert Hallowell Richards (1909)
"1 cubic foot - 1728 cubic inches, = 0.028315 cubic meter, ... cubic meter of
water = 2204.0 pounds. Sea water averages 1.028 times as heavy as pure water ..."
4. A Text-book of Human Physiology: Including Histology and Microscopical by Leonard Landois, Albert Philson Brubaker (1905)
"The atmosphere contains only 0.0005 cubic meter of carbon dioxid in i cubic meter
of air, and an adult produces hourly 0.0226 cubic meter of carbon dioxid. ..."
5. Treatise on Hydraulics by Mansfield Merriman, Thaddeus Merriman (1916)
"It appears then that 1000 kilograms per cubic meter is a fair average value to
use in ... For the Gulf of Mexico the weight per cubic meter is about 1023, ..."
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