cubic centimetre

{{Short description|Unit of volume}}

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{{Infobox unit

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| name = Cubic centimeter

| image = Messbecher.png

| caption = A measuring cup holding 1000 cubic centimetres, that is one litre (1 L) or 1000 millilitres (1000 mL)

| standard = Prefixed SI derived unit

| quantity = Volume

| symbol = cm³

| symbol2 = cc, ccm

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| extradata =

| units1 = SI base units

| inunits1 = {{cvt|1|cm3|m3|disp=out}}

| units2 = Imperial and U.S. customary

| inunits2 = {{cvt|1|cm3|in3|sigfig=7|disp=out}}

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A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm³; 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.

Image:Displacement.gif. 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

:$d\; =\; \{\backslash pi\; \backslash over\; 4\}\; \backslash times\; b^2\; \backslash times\; s\; \backslash times\; n$

where {{mvar|d}} is engine displacement, {{mvar|b}} is the bore of the cylinders, {{mvar|s}} is length of the stroke and {{mvar|n}} is the number of cylinders.

Conversions

• 1 millilitre = 1 cm³
• 1 litre = 1000 cm³
• 1 cubic inch = {{cvt|1|in3|cm3|sigfig=7|disp=out}}.