cubic decimeter

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• cubic decimeter — noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) • Syn: ↑liter, ↑litre, ↑l, ↑cubic decimetre • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• cubic decimeter — unit of measurement of volume …   English contemporary dictionary

• cubic measure — noun a unit of measurement of volume or capacity • Syn: ↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit • …   Useful english dictionary

• cubic decimetre — noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) • Syn: ↑liter, ↑litre, ↑l, ↑cubic decimeter • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• dm3 — cubic decimeter …   Medical dictionary

• dm3 — • cubic decimeter …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• cu|bi|cule — cubic measure, a system of measurement of volume in cubic units: ▪1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot ▪27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard ▪1000 cubic millimeters = 1 cubic centimeter ▪1000 cubic centimeters = 1 cubic decimeter ▪1000 cubic decimeters = 1… …   Useful english dictionary

• Kilogram — Kg redirects here. For other uses, see Kg (disambiguation). Kilogram A computer generated image of the international prototype kilogram (IPK). The IPK is the kilogram. The IPK, which is roughly the size of a golf ball, sits here alongside a ruler …   Wikipedia

• liter —    or litre (L or l)    the common metric unit of volume. The liter was originally defined to be the volume occupied by a kilogram of water, and the gram as the mass of a cubic centimeter of water. This would make the liter equal to exactly one… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Liter — A metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a kilogram of water at 4 degrees centigrade and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury. Metric equivalents There are 1000 cubic centimeters or 1… …   Medical dictionary

• Grave (mass) — A grave is a metallic reference standard of one thousand grams that was used for a few years until it was replaced by the kilogram standard in 1799.Our modern kilogram has its origins in the pre French Revolution days of France. Louis XVI created …   Wikipedia