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cubic metre

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of volume equal to that of a cube having sides each one metre in length. Symbol: m3.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kiloliter, kilolitre, cubic meter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: metric capacity unit

History

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِتْرٌ مُكَعَّبٌ (mitrun mukaʕʕabun) — unit of volume
  • Asturian: metru cúbicu — unit of volume
  • Catalan: metre cúbic — unit of volume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立方米 (lìfāngmǐ) — unit of volume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立方公尺 (lìfāng gōngchǐ) — unit of volume
  • Czech: metr krychlový — unit of volume
  • Danish: kubikmeter — unit of volume
  • Dutch: kubieke meter — unit of volume
  • Esperanto: kubmetro — unit of volume
  • Esperanto: kuba metro — unit of volume
  • Finnish: kuutiometri — unit of volume
  • French: mètre cube — unit of volume
  • Galician: metro cúbico — unit of volume
  • Georgian: კუბური მეტრი (ḳuburi meṭri) — unit of volume
  • German: Kubikmeter — unit of volume
  • Hebrew: קוּבּ — unit of volume
  • Hindi: घन मीटर (ghan mīṭar) — unit of volume
  • Hungarian: köbméter — unit of volume
  • Icelandic: rúmmetri — unit of volume
  • Ingrian: kubametra — unit of volume
  • Italian: metro cubo — unit of volume
  • Italian: metro cubico — unit of volume
  • Japanese: 立方メートル (rippō mētoru) — unit of volume
  • Japanese: 立米 (ryūbei) — unit of volume
  • Kannada: ಘನ ಮೀಟರ್ (ghana mīṭar) — unit of volume
  • Kazakh: текше метр (tekşe metr) — unit of volume
  • Khmer: ម៉ែត្រគីប (maet kiip) — unit of volume
  • Korean: 세제곱미터 (sejegommiteo) — unit of volume
  • Korean: 입방미터 (ipbangmiteo) — unit of volume
  • Korean: 립방메터 (ripbangmeteo) — unit of volume
  • Latin: metrum cubicum — unit of volume
  • Malay: meter padu — unit of volume
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kubikkmeter — unit of volume
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kubikkmeter — unit of volume
  • Polish: metr sześcienny — unit of volume
  • Portuguese: metro cúbico — unit of volume
  • Romanian: metru cub — unit of volume
  • Russian: куби́ческий метр (kubíčeskij metr) — unit of volume
  • Russian: кубоме́тр (kubométr) — unit of volume
  • Russian: куб m colloq. (kub) — unit of volume
  • Sindhi: ڪعبي ميٽر (kʻbe meṭr) — unit of volume
  • Spanish: metro cúbico — unit of volume
  • Swedish: kubikmeter — unit of volume
  • Tagalog: metro kubiko — unit of volume
  • Thai: ลูกบาศก์เมตร — unit of volume
  • Thai: คิว (kiu) — unit of volume
  • Turkish: metreküp — unit of volume
  • Vietnamese: mét khối — unit of volume