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A unit of volume is a unit of measurement for measuring volume or capacity, the extent of an object or space in three dimensions. Units of capacity may be used to specify the volume of fluids or bulk goods, for example water, rice, sugar, grain or flour.
Units
According to the SI system, the base unit for measuring length is the metre. The SI unit of volume is thus the cubic metre, which is a derived unit, where:
1 m3 = 1 m • 1 m • 1 m.
Comparison
Forestry and timber industry
= British Commonwealth
=Hoppus, cubic foot measure used in the British Empire and, nowadays, some Commonwealth countries for timber.
= Germany
=Festmeter (fm), a unit of volume for logs
Erntefestmeter (Efm), a unit of volume for trees or forests which assumes a 10% loss due to bark and 10% during the felling process.
Vorratsfestmeter (Vfm), a unit of volume for trees or forests based on measurements including the bark.
Raummeter (rm), or stere (stacked firewood) = 0.7 m3 (stacked woodpile with air spaces)
Schüttmeter, or Schüttraummeter (piled wood with air spaces)
= USA and Canada
=Board foot, unit of lumber
Cord, a unit of dry volume used to measure firewood and pulpwood
Cubic yard, equal to 27 cu ft
See also
Faggot (unit)
History of measurement
List of unusual units of measurement#Volume
Orders of magnitude (volume)
Metre Convention
Physical quantity
References
External links
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