centimeter /cen·ti·me·ter/ (cm) (-me″ter) one hundredth (10−2) of a meter.
cubic centimeter (cu cm, cm3)
cubic centimeter (cm3) (cc) a unit of capacity, being that of a cube each side of which measures 1 cm; equal to 1 mL.
cu·bic centimeter (ky  b k)n. Abbr. cc A unit of volume equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a liter or to one milliliter. |
cubic centimeter (cu cm, cm3)
Etymology: Gk, kybos + L, centum, hundred; Gk, metron, measure
a theoretical cube or its equivalent, each edge of which is 1 centimeter long. One cu cm is equivalent to 1 mL.
centimeter
one-hundredth of a meter, or approximately 0.3937 inch; abbreviated cm.
cubic centimeter
a unit of capacity, being that of a cube 1 cm on a side; abbreviated cm3, cu.cm. or cc.
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