Meanings
plural steres
- obsoleteA measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are, litre, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]
1814, Peter Barlow, A New Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary
Origin
- Ancient Greekστερεός“solid”
- Frenchstère
- Englishstere
From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.
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Catalan esteri
- esteriunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
Estonian ruumimeeter
- ruumimeeterunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
Finnish motti
- mottiunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
French stère
- stèreunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
German Ster
- Sterunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
Italian stero
- sterounit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
Latvian sters, krāvummetrs
- stersunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
- krāvummetrsunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
Lithuanian ki̇́etmetris
- ki̇́etmetrisunit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
Spanish estéreo
- estéreounit of volume for wood equivalent to a cubic metre
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Cite this entry
stere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stere
“stere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stere. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stere,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stere.
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