Cubic metre
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[[es:Metro c�bico]] [[fr:M�tre cube]]
The cubic metre (symbol m3) is the SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. Older, now unofficial, equivalents were the stere and the kilolitre.
1 cubic metre is equal to:
- 1,000 litres
- 1,000 cubic decimetres
- 1,000,000 cubic centimetres
- 35.3 cubic feet
- 6.29 oil barrels
Used as a measure of water volume 1233.48183754752 cubic meters equal one acre foot.
See 1 E0 m3 for a comparison with other volumes, also orders of magnitude.
A cubic metre of pure water at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and standard atmospheric pressure has a mass close to 1000 kg (one tonne).
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References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Cubic_metre" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_metre, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
