| Cubic metre | |
|---|---|
 One cubic metre of concrete (representing the world annual production per inhabitant). | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | SI |
| Unit of | volume |
| Symbol | m3 |
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The cubic metre (in Commonwealth English and international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or cubic meter (in American English) is the unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI).[1] Its symbol is m3.[1] It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length. An alternative name, which allowed a different usage with metric prefixes, was the stère, still sometimes used for dry measure (for instance, in reference to wood). Another alternative name, no longer widely used, was the kilolitre.
- ^ a b Bureau International de Poids et Mesures. "Derived units expressed in terms of base units Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine". 2014. Accessed 7 August 2014.