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CUBIC METER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
Synonyms:
cubic meter; cubic metre; kiloliter; kilolitre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("cubic meter" is a kind of...):
metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "cubic meter"):
hectoliter; hectolitre; hl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters)
Holonyms ("cubic meter" is a part of...):
cubic kilometer; cubic kilometre (a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge)
Context examples:
A unit of volume of water equal to one millionth (10E-6) of a cubic meter of water, one thousandth of a liter of water, one cubic centimeter of water, or 0.061023 7 cubic inch of water.
(Milliliter of Water, NCI Thesaurus)
A SI derived unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one kilogram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one cubic meter, or the concentration of one milligram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one milliliter, or one gram of a substance per one liter of the mixture.
(Kilogram per Cubic Meter, NCI Thesaurus)
The findings suggest that 44,793 new cases of kidney disease and 2,438 new cases of kidney failure may be attributed to levels of air pollution that exceed the Environmental Protection Agency's threshold of 12 micrograms per cubic meter of air, which is the highest level of air pollution considered safe for the public
(Breathing Dirty Air May Harm Kidneys, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A unit of mass concentration defined as the concentration of one nanogram of a substance per one liter of the mixture, or one picogram of a substance per unit volume of the mixture equal to one milliliter, or one microgram of a substance per one cubic meter of the mixture.
(Nanogram per Liter, NCI Thesaurus)
Some microbes that need oxygen can survive with as little as a millionth of a mole per cubic meter (0.000032 mg per liter).
(Simple animals could live in Martian brines, Wikinews)
The concept also refers to the metric unit of mass density (volumic mass) defined as the density of a substance which mass equal to one gram occupies the volume of one cubic meter.
(Microgram per Milliliter, NCI Thesaurus)
Stamenković et al cite research from 2014 showing some simple sponges can survive with only 0.002 moles of oxygen per cubic meter (0.064 mg per liter).
(Simple animals could live in Martian brines, Wikinews)
On Earth, worms and clams that live in the muddy sea beds require 1 mg per liter, bottom feeders such as crabs and oysters 3 mg per liter, and spawning migratory fish 6 mg per liter, all within 0.2 moles per cubic meter, 6.4 mg per liter.
(Simple animals could live in Martian brines, Wikinews)
