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cubic centimetre

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Also known as cubic centimeter, cc, cmm, cm3, cm^3, c.c

unit of volume

Key facts

Unit system
Prefixed SI derived unit
Unit of
volume
Symbol
cm
Si base units
10 m
Imperial and u s customary
0.06102374 in

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Encyclopedic overview

Some SI units of volume to scale and approximate corresponding mass of water A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used unit of volume that corresponds to the volume of a cube that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm. One cubic centimetre corresponds to a volume of one millilitre. The mass of one cubic centimetre of water at 3.98 °C (the temperature at which it attains its maximum density) is almost equal to one gram.

One complete cycle of a straight-four engine. The areas marked in orange represent the displaced volumes.In internal combustion engines, "cc" refers to the total volume of its engine displacement in cubic centimetres. The displacement can be calculated using the formula

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