cubic metre, cubic meter
• a standard unit for measuring volume in the metric system.
EXAMPLE: Metric Units ~ Volume
1000 cubic millimetres = 1 cubic centimetre 1000 cubic centimetres = 1 cubic decimetre 1,000 cubic decimetres = 1 cubic metre 1,000,000 cubic centimetres = 1 cubic metre Abbreviations cubic millimetre mm3 cubic centimetre cm3 cubic metre m3