Cubic Millimetre (Noun)
Meaning
A metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The small vial contained a cubic millimeter of the highly potent serum.
- In chemistry, it's common to measure reactants in units of a cubic millimeter.
- The minuscule droplet of blood had a volume of about 0.05 cubic millimetres.
- One cubic millimeter of lead is about the size of a grain of rice and can poison small animals.
- Scientists can collect and analyze samples as small as 0.1 cubic millimetre of water from tiny organisms.