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Cubic Kilometer (Noun)

Meaning

A unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

  • The dam will create a reservoir that can hold a volume of over 3 cubic kilometers of water.
  • It is estimated that the comet has a total volume of about 200 cubic kilometers.
  • Astronomers estimate that the giant cloud of gas and dust contains enough material to make thousands of stars and planets within a space of a few cubic kilometers.
  • Each layer of sediment has a thickness of approximately 10 cubic kilometers per square kilometer of sea floor.
  • During an earthquake, an underground movement of rocks displaced more than 7 cubic kilometers of Earth's crust in less than a minute.

Synonyms

  • Cubic Kilometre
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