We found 2 definitions of volume unit from 2 different sources.
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volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity | ||
capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | ||
unit of measurement, unit any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" | ||
volume the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" | ||
cu in, cubic inch the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side | ||
cu ft, cubic foot the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side | ||
cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord" | ||
liquid measure, liquid unit a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers) | ||
dry measure, dry unit a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain) | ||
metric capacity unit a capacity unit defined in metric terms | ||
cran a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring | ||
field capacity the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold | ||
kor, homer a base hit on which the batter scores a run | ||
hin ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons | ||
fathom, fthm (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore | ||
acre-foot the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters | ||
acre inch one twelfth of an acre-foot | ||
board foot the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick | ||
standard any distinctive flag | ||
cubic yard, yard a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) |