cubic centimetre

noun

A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.

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cm³㎤cc㏄ccmmillilitermillilitremil
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Meanings

nouncubic centimetre (plural cubic centimetres)

plural cubic centimetres · alternative cubic centimeter

  1. CanadaUKA unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.

    Synonyms: cm³, ㎤, cc, ㏄, ccm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one centimetre in length, equal to 10⁻⁶ cubic metres and 1 millilitre. Commonly used in fluid measure and for engine sizes.

Similar
cm³㎤cc㏄ccm

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter

Similar
millilitermillilitremilmlcubic centimetercc
Broader
metric capacity unit
Also see
ccmilmillilitre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 立方厘米
  • 立方厘米 (lìfānglímǐ)a unit of volume
Czech kubický centimetr, krychlový centimetr
  • kubický centimetra unit of volume
  • krychlový centimetra unit of volume
Danish cm³)
  • cm³)a unit of volume
Dutch cm³) kubieke centimeter
  • cm³) kubieke centimetera unit of volume
Finnish cm³) kuutiosenttimetri
  • cm³) kuutiosenttimetria unit of volume
French cm³) centimètre cube
  • cm³) centimètre cubea unit of volume
German Kubikzentimeter
  • Kubikzentimetera unit of volume
Greek κυβικό εκατοστό
  • κυβικό εκατοστό (kyvikó ekatostó)a unit of volume
Hungarian köbcentiméter
  • köbcentimétera unit of volume
Icelandic rúmsentimetri
  • rúmsentimetria unit of volume
Japanese 立方センチメートル, 立方センチ
  • 立方センチメートル (rippō senchi mētoru)a unit of volume
  • 立方センチ (rippō senchi)a unit of volume
Malay sentimeter padu
  • sentimeter padua unit of volume
Portuguese centímetro cúbico
  • centímetro cúbicoa unit of volume
Romanian centimetru cub
  • centimetru cuba unit of volume
Russian куби́ческий сантиме́тр
  • куби́ческий сантиме́тр (kubíčeskij santimétr)a unit of volume
Scottish Gaelic ceudameatair ciùbach
  • ceudameatair ciùbacha unit of volume
Slovak kubický centimeter m centimeter kubický
  • kubický centimeter m centimeter kubickýa unit of volume
Spanish centímetro cúbico
  • centímetro cúbicoa unit of volume
Swedish kubikcentimeter
  • kubikcentimetera unit of volume
Thai ลูกบาศก์เซนติเมตร, ซีซี
  • ลูกบาศก์เซนติเมตรa unit of volume
  • ซีซีa unit of volume
Turkish santimetreküp
  • santimetreküpa unit of volume
Cite this entry
APA

cubic centimetre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubic%20centimetre

MLA

“cubic centimetre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubic%20centimetre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cubic centimetre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cubic%20centimetre.

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