Volume
- The amount of space an object takes up.
- 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 blood | 4.5x10-4 m3 |
| Blood in adult human body | 5.4x10-3 m3 |
| Barrel of oil | 0.159 m3 |
- Colloquial equivalent of sound level.
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See also: Absolute Powder Volume, Acre Foot, Apparent Particle Volume, Apparent Powder Volume, Cubic Inch, Dilatometer, Envelope Volume, Geometric Volume, Mensuration, Peck, SI Units, Skeletal Volume, Thermodynamic Properties, True Volume, Unit of Blood.
