Definition of cubic metre Cubic metre
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What does cubic metre mean?
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| cubic metre - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters | ||
| kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter | ||
| metric capacity unit a capacity unit defined in metric terms | ||
| cubic kilometer, cubic kilometre a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge | ||
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The cubic metre (symbol m³) is the SI unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. In the United States it is spelled "cubic meter."
Other names are stère and kilolitre, spelled kiloliter in the United States.
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A cubic metre of pure water at the temperature of maximum density (3.98 °C) and standard atmospheric pressure (101.325 kPa) has a mass of 1000 kg, or one tonne. At 0 °C, the freezing point of water, it is slightly less, 999.972 kg.
It is sometimes abbreviated cu m, m3, m^3 or m**3 when superscript characters or markup are not available/accessible (i.e. in some typewritten documents and postings in Usenet newsgroups).
Abbreviated CBM in the freight business and MTQ (or numeric code 49) in international trade.
