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cubic measure

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noun

  1. the measurement of volume or space by means of cubic units.
  2. a system of such units, especially that in which 1,728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot and 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard, or that in which 1,000 cubic millimeters = 1 cubic centimeter, 1,000 cubic centimeters = 1,000 cubic decimeters, and 1,000 cubic decimeters = 1 cubic meter.


cubic measure

noun

  1. a system of units for the measurement of volumes, based on the cubic inch, the cubic centimetre, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cubic measure1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences

It was the ships of the Phenicians which brought the cubic measure, and the weights, and the cubit of Babylonia to the shores of Greece, and caused them to be adopted there.

A very accurate analysis gives, at Montreal, in July, atmospheric air in solution or admixture 446 per cent; for a quart of this water, 57 inches cubic measure, evaporated to dryness, left 2.87 solid residue.

For that matter, coal from different mines, whether hard or soft, differs in weight, and consequently in cubic measure, according to quality.

She assented, and Donal gave them a lesson in cubic measure and content.

The weight of the cubic measure was also the standard for imperial weight in Babylonia.

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