capacity unit

/kəˌpæsədi ˌjunət/

Definitions of capacity unit

1. noun

   a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
   synonyms: capacity measure, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit

   types:

   cu in, cubic inch

   the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side

   cu ft, cubic foot

   the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side

   cord

   a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet

   liquid measure, liquid unit

   a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)

   dry measure, dry unit

   a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)

   metric capacity unit

   a capacity unit defined in metric terms

   cran

   a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring

   field capacity

   the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold

   homer, kor

   an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs

   hin

   ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons

   fathom, fthm

   (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

   acre-foot

   the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters

   acre inch

   one twelfth of an acre-foot

   board foot

   the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick

   standard

   a board measure = 1980 board feet

   cubic yard, yard

   a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

   last

   a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels

   United States liquid unit

   a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System

   British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit

   a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet

   ardeb

   a unit of dry measure used in Egypt

   arroba

   a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries

   bath

   an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

   epha, ephah

   an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

   mutchkin

   a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint

   oka

   a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints

   United States dry unit

   a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System

   cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre

   a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge

   cc, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, mil, milliliter, millilitre, ml

   a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter

   centiliter, centilitre, cl

   a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

   deciliter, decilitre, dl

   a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

   cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, l, liter, litre

   a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

   dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl

   a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

   hectoliter, hectolitre, hl

   a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

   cubic meter, cubic metre, kiloliter, kilolitre

   a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

   cubic kilometer, cubic kilometre

   a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge

   type of:

   unit, unit of measurement

   any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange