CUBIC METRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubic metre mean? 

• CUBIC METRE (noun)
  The noun CUBIC METRE has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

  Familiarity information: CUBIC METRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUBIC METRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic meter; cubic metre; kiloliter; kilolitre

Hypernyms ("cubic metre" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "cubic metre"):

hectoliter; hectolitre; hl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters)

Holonyms ("cubic metre" is a part of...):

cubic kilometer; cubic kilometre (a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)

 Context examples 

In a typical urban area with a high level of background air pollution — for example, around 15 micrograms of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) per cubic metre, or a nitrogen dioxide concentration around 33 micrograms per cubic metre — an extra 300 trees per square kilometre was associated with around 50 fewer emergency asthma cases per 100,000 residents over the 15 year study period.

(Asthma Attacks Reduced in Tree-Lined Urban Neighborhoods, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)