Definition:Metric System/Volume
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Definition
Various metric units of volume which have specific names are as follows:
Cubic Centimetre
The cubic centimetre is the CGS unit of volume.
It is defined as the volume contained by a cube whose edges are $1$ centimetre long.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | cubic centimetre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1\) | millilitre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-3}\) | litre |
Cubic Metre
The cubic metre is the SI unit of volume.
The symbol for the cubic metre is $\mathrm m^3$.
Microlitre
The microlitre is an SI unit of volume.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | microlitre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-3}\) | millilitre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-6}\) | litre |
Millilitre
The millilitre is a unit of volume.
It is the same as a cubic centimetre, which is the equivalent SI unit.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | millilitre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | microlitres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1\) | cubic centimetre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-3}\) | litre |
Litre
The litre is a unit of volume based on, but not actually part of, the SI system.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | litre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | millilitres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | cubic centimetres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10^{-3}\) | cubic metres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(\approx\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 76\) | pints |