cubic decimeter

Related to cubic decimeter: cubic millimeter

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cubic decimeter - 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)

cubic decimetre, l, liter, litre

metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms

deciliter, decilitre, dl - a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

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Similarly, a single cubic decimeter of the battery material would cover most of a football pitch, he says.

Wooden Batteries: Soft, Squishy, High-Capacity

The cubic decimeter -- a cube 0.1 meter on each side -- was the unit for capacity.

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Looking at the only three cubic decimeters I had in class, the students estimated the volume - another concept many fifth graders have difficulty understanding - in cubic decimeters.