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Volume

  1. The amount of space an object takes up.
  2. The amount of space a container can hold.

There are a number of derived units of volume in the British system of units and the SI system of units. Archimedes developed ways of measuring the volumes of solids in 220BC.

Conversions
1 stere (st)=1 m3 1 litre=0.001 m3
1 cubic yard=0.764555 m3 1 cubic inch=16.3871 cm3
1 UK gallon=4.54609 litres 1 US gallon=3.78541 litres
20 fluid ounces=1 pint 1 barrel (petroleum)=42 gallon (US)
1 quart=2 pints 1 barrel (petroleum)=0.159 m3
4 quarts=1 gallon 1 cubic foot=0.0283168 m3
Examples
Unit of blood4.5x10-4 m3
Blood in adult human body5.4x10-3 m3
Barrel of oil0.159 m3

Audio

Colloquial equivalent of sound level.
See also: Acre Foot, Cubic Inch, Dilatometer, Mensuration, Peck, SI Units, Unit of Blood.

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