cubic meter

A form of cubic metre — A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one metre in length. Symbol: ㎥.

Meanings

nouncubic meter (plural cubic meters)

plural cubic meters

  1. USUS spelling of cubic metre.

    The no. 5 furnace at the Cherepovets works in Russia has a volume of 5,500 cubic meters.

    1997, Norris McWhirter, The Guinness Book of World Records 1997, page 135

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

Broader
metric capacity unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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