cubic meter | 1 m3 | 2 m3 | 3 m3 | 4 m3 | 5 m3 | 6 m3 | 7 m3 | 8 m3 | 9 m3 | 10 m3 | 11 m3 | 12 m3 | 13 m3 | 14 m3 | 15 m3 | 16 m3 | 17 m3 | 18 m3 | 19 m3 | 20 m3 | 21 m3 | 22 m3 | 23 m3 | 24 m3 | 25 m3 | 26 m3 | 27 m3 | 28 m3 | 29 m3 | 30 m3 | 31 m3 | 32 m3 | 33 m3 | 34 m3 | 35 m3 | 36 m3 | 37 m3 | 38 m3 | 39 m3 | 40 m3 | 41 m3 | 42 m3 | 43 m3 | 44 m3 | 45 m3 | 46 m3 | 47 m3 | 48 m3 | 49 m3 | 50 m3 | 51 m3 | 52 m3 | 53 m3 | 54 m3 | 55 m3 | 56 m3 | 57 m3 | 58 m3 | 59 m3 | 60 m3 | 61 m3 | 62 m3 | 63 m3 | 64 m3 | 65 m3 | 66 m3 | 67 m3 | 68 m3 | 69 m3 | 70 m3 | 71 m3 | 72 m3 | 73 m3 | 74 m3 | 75 m3 | 76 m3 | 77 m3 | 78 m3 | 79 m3 | 80 m3 | 81 m3 | 82 m3 | 83 m3 | 84 m3 | 85 m3 | 86 m3 | 87 m3 | 88 m3 | 89 m3 | 90 m3 | 91 m3 | 92 m3 | 93 m3 | 94 m3 | 95 m3 | 96 m3 | 97 m3 | 98 m3 | 99 m3 | 100 m3 |
metric cup | 4 000 c | 8 000 c | 12 000 c | 16 000 c | 20 000 c | 24 000 c | 28 000 c | 32 000 c | 36 000 c | 40 000 c | 44 000 c | 48 000 c | 52 000 c | 56 000 c | 60 000 c | 64 000 c | 68 000 c | 72 000 c | 76 000 c | 80 000 c | 84 000 c | 88 000 c | 92 000 c | 96 000 c | 100 000 c | 104 000 c | 108 000 c | 112 000 c | 116 000 c | 120 000 c | 124 000 c | 128 000 c | 132 000 c | 136 000 c | 140 000 c | 144 000 c | 148 000 c | 152 000 c | 156 000 c | 160 000 c | 164 000 c | 168 000 c | 172 000 c | 176 000 c | 180 000 c | 184 000 c | 188 000 c | 192 000 c | 196 000 c | 200 000 c | 204 000 c | 208 000 c | 212 000 c | 216 000 c | 220 000 c | 224 000 c | 228 000 c | 232 000 c | 236 000 c | 240 000 c | 244 000 c | 248 000 c | 252 000 c | 256 000 c | 260 000 c | 264 000 c | 268 000 c | 272 000 c | 276 000 c | 280 000 c | 284 000 c | 288 000 c | 292 000 c | 296 000 c | 300 000 c | 304 000 c | 308 000 c | 312 000 c | 316 000 c | 320 000 c | 324 000 c | 328 000 c | 332 000 c | 336 000 c | 340 000 c | 344 000 c | 348 000 c | 352 000 c | 356 000 c | 360 000 c | 364 000 c | 368 000 c | 372 000 c | 376 000 c | 380 000 c | 384 000 c | 388 000 c | 392 000 c | 396 000 c | 400 000 c |
The cubic metre (in British English and international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or cubic meter (in American English) is the SI derived unitof volume. Its SI symbol is m3. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. An alternative name, which allowed a different usage with metric prefixes, was the stère, still sometimes used for dry measure (for instance, in reference to wood). Another alternative name, no longer widely used, was the kilolitre.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cubic meter | m3 | ≡ 1 m × 1 m × 1 m | ≡ 1 m3 | Metric system SI |
cubic meters | metric cups | cubic meters | metric cups |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≡ 4000 | 6 | ≡ 24000 |
2 | ≡ 8000 | 7 | ≡ 28000 |
3 | ≡ 12000 | 8 | ≡ 32000 |
4 | ≡ 16000 | 9 | ≡ 36000 |
5 | ≡ 20000 | 10 | ≡ 40000 |
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other members of the Commonwealth of Nations—being former British colonies that have since metricated—employ a "metric cup" of 250 millilitres. Although derived from the metric system, it is not an official metric unit.
1 cup | = | 250 | millilitres |
= | 16 2⁄3 | international tablespoons (15 ml each) | |
= | 12.5 | Australian tablespoons (20 ml each) | |
≈ | 8.80 | imperial fluid ounces | |
≈ | 8.45 | U.S. customary fluid ounces |
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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metric cup | c | = 250.0×10−6 m3 | ≡ 250.0×10−6 m3 | Imperial/US |
metric cups | cubic meters | metric cups | cubic meters |
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1 | ≡ 0.00025 | 6 | ≡ 0.0015 |
2 | ≡ 0.0005 | 7 | ≡ 0.00175 |
3 | ≡ 0.00075 | 8 | ≡ 0.002 |
4 | ≡ 0.001 | 9 | ≡ 0.00225 |
5 | ≡ 0.00125 | 10 | ≡ 0.0025 |
cubic meters | metric cups |
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1 | ≡ 4 000 |
0.00025 | ≡ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |