A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm³; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used

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volume Volume is a measure of occupied three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units (such as the cubic metre and litre) or by various imperial or US customary units (such as the gallon, quart, cubic inch). The de ...

that corresponds to the volume of a

cube In geometry, a cube is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces, facets or sides, with three meeting at each vertex. Viewed from a corner it is a hexagon and its net is usually depicted as a cross. The cube is the only r ...

that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm. One cubic

centimetre 330px, Different lengths as in respect to the Electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the Metre and its deriveds scales. The Microwave are in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter. A centimetre (international spelling) or centimeter (American spellin ...

corresponds to a volume of one

millilitre The litre (international spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metre (m3). ...

. The mass of one cubic centimetre of water at 3.98 °C (the temperature at which it attains its

maximum density The maximum density of a substance is the highest attainable density of the substance under given conditions. Attaining maximum density Almost all known substances undergo thermal expansion in response to heating, meaning that a given mass of subs ...

) is almost equal to one gram. In

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s, "cc" refers to the total volume of its

engine displacement Engine displacement is the measure of the cylinder volume swept by all of the pistons of a piston engine, excluding the combustion chambers. It is commonly used as an expression of an engine's size, and by extension as a loose indicator of the ...

in cubic centimetres. The displacement can be calculated using the formula :

d =  \times b^2 \times s \times n

where is engine displacement, is the bore of the cylinders, is length of the stroke and is the number of cylinders. Conversions *1

= 1 cm³ *1

litre The litre (international spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metre (m3). ...

= 1000 cm³ *1

cubic inch The cubic inch (symbol in3) is a unit of volume in the Imperial units and United States customary units systems. It is the volume of a cube with each of its three dimensions (length, width, and height) being one inch long which is equivalent ...

= .

Unicode character

The "cubic centimetre" symbol is encoded by

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at code point .

References

{{reflist Units of volume SI derived units Centimetre–gram–second system of units

Unicode character

See also

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