cubic metre

noun

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

“A container 2 metres by 2 metres by 3 metres has a volume of 12 cubic metres.”

Meanings

nouncubic metre (plural cubic metres)

plural cubic metres · alternative cubic meter

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

    A container 2 metres by 2 metres by 3 metres has a volume of 12 cubic metres.

    Synonyms: kiloliter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one metre in length. Symbol: ㎥.

Similar

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

Broader
metric capacity unit
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مِتْرٌ مُكَعَّبٌ
  • مِتْرٌ مُكَعَّبٌ (mitrun mukaʕʕabun)unit of volume
Catalan metre cúbic
  • metre cúbicunit of volume
Chinese Mandarin 立方米, 立方公尺
  • 立方米 (lìfāngmǐ)unit of volume
  • 立方公尺 (lìfāng gōngchǐ)unit of volume
Czech metr krychlový
  • metr krychlovýunit of volume
Danish kubikmeter
  • kubikmeterunit of volume
Dutch kubieke meter
  • kubieke meterunit of volume
Esperanto kubmetro, kuba metro
  • kubmetrounit of volume
  • kuba metrounit of volume
Finnish kuutiometri
  • kuutiometriunit of volume
French mètre cube
  • mètre cubeunit of volume
German Kubikmeter
  • Kubikmeterunit of volume
Hebrew קוּבּ
  • קוּבּunit of volume
Hindi घन मीटर
  • घन मीटर (ghan mīṭar)unit of volume
Hungarian köbméter
  • köbméterunit of volume
Icelandic rúmmetri
  • rúmmetriunit of volume
Italian metro cubo, metro cubico
  • metro cubounit of volume
  • metro cubicounit of volume
Japanese 立方メートル, 立米
  • 立方メートル (rippō mētoru)unit of volume
  • 立米 (ryūbei)unit of volume
Korean 세제곱미터, 입방미터
  • 세제곱미터 (sejegommiteo)unit of volume
  • 입방미터 (ipbangmiteo)unit of volume
  • 립방메터 (ripbangmeteo)unit of volume
Latin metrum cubicum
  • metrum cubicumunit of volume
Malay meter padu
  • meter paduunit of volume
Norwegian Bokmål kubikkmeter
  • kubikkmeterunit of volume
Polish metr sześcienny
  • metr sześciennyunit of volume
Portuguese metro cúbico
  • metro cúbicounit of volume
Romanian metru cub
  • metru cubunit of volume
Russian куби́ческий метр, кубоме́тр
  • куби́ческий метр (kubíčeskij metr)unit of volume
  • кубоме́тр (kubométr)unit of volume
  • куб m colloq. (kub)unit of volume
Spanish metro cúbico
  • metro cúbicounit of volume
Swedish kubikmeter
  • kubikmeterunit of volume
Tagalog metro kubiko
  • metro kubikounit of volume
Thai ลูกบาศก์เมตร, คิว
  • ลูกบาศก์เมตรunit of volume
  • คิว (kiu)unit of volume
Turkish metreküp
  • metreküpunit of volume
Vietnamese mét khối
  • mét khốiunit of volume
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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