Cubic centimetre
A Cubic Centimetre (abbreviated cm3) is a cube that is 1 centimeter on each side.
So it is one-thousandth of a liter, or one-millionth of a cubic meter.
The cubic centimetre is a unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI).
1 cm x 1cm x 1cm = 1 cm3
A centicube block has volume of 1 cm3
m3 – dm3 – cm3 – mm3
1 cubic centimetre = 1000 cubic millimetres
1 cubic decimetre = 1000 cubic centimetres
1 cubic metre = 1,000 cubic decimetres
1 cubic metre = 1,000,000 cubic centimetres
1 l = 1dm3
cubic millimetre – mm3
cubic centimetre – cm3
cubic decimetre – dm3
cubic metre – m3
Example
One block is a 1cm3
The figure contains 27 small cubes (3 wide, 3 deep, 3hight).
The figure has volume of 27 cm2 .
