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The cubic metre (symbol ) 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:

A cubic metre of pure water at a temperature of 3.98 °C (degrees Celsius) and standard atmospheric pressure has a mass of 1000 kg (one tonneA tonne (also called metric tonne is a non- SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne 103 kg ( 106 g). It is approximately equal to 2,204. 62262 pounds. The naming of this unit was far from original because SI advocates derived the na)

cubic decimetre << cubic metre << cubic kilometreA cubic kilometre (symbol km is an SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube of side length 1 kilometre (1000 metres). 1 km³ 109 cubic metres cubic metre << cubic kilometre << cubic megametre See also 1 E9 m³ for a comparison with other volume

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