volume
Volume Volume is the measure of the amount of space occupied by an object. The standard SI unit of volume is defined by the base unit of length Figure 1.25 . The standard volume is a cubic meter m3 , a cube with an edge length of exactly one meter. To dispense a cubic meter of water, we could build a cubic box with edge lengths of exactly one meter. This box would hold a cubic meter of water or any other substance. A more commonly used unit of volume is derived from the decimeter 0.1 m, or 10 cm . A cube with edge lengths of exactly one decimeter contains a volume of one cubic decimeter dm3 . A liter L is the more common name for the cubic decimeter. One liter is about 1.06 quarts. A cubic centimeter cm3 is the volume of a cube with an edge length of exactly one centimeter. The abbreviation cc for cubic centimeter is often used by health professionals. A cubic centimeter is also called a milliliter mL and is 1/1000 of a liter.