Cubic centimeters (cm³)
The cubic centimeter is the volume of a cube one centimeter on each side, exactly equal to one milliliter.
Convert cubic centimeters to any volume unit
1 cubic centimeter = 0.001 liters
Quick facts
- Unit
- Cubic centimeter (plural: cubic centimeters)
- Symbol
- cm³
- Measures
- Volume / Capacity
- System
- Metric
- Equals
- 0.001 liters
- Definition
- The volume of a cube with 1 cm edges, exactly one milliliter.
- Also written
- cubic centimetre, cc, ccm, cm3
1 cubic centimeter in other units
| Liters | 0.001 L |
| Gallons | 0.000264172052 gal |
| Milliliters | 1 mL |
| Cups | 0.004226752838 cup |
| Fluid ounces | 0.0338140227 fl oz |
| Tablespoons | 0.0676280454 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 0.2028841362 tsp |
| Cubic meters | 0.000001 m³ |
What is a cubic centimeter?
The cubic centimeter is the volume of a cube one centimeter on each side, exactly equal to one milliliter. Written "cc", it is still standard for engine displacement (a 125 cc motorcycle) and in medicine (a 5 cc syringe).
Where the cubic centimeter sits among volume units
The cubic centimeter is number 15 of 234 on our scale of volume units, ordered from smallest to largest.
What cubic centimeters are used for
- Engine displacement (cc)
- Medical syringes and doses
- Density calculations (grams per cm³)
Cubic centimeters in real life
- A sugar cube is about 2–3 cm³
- A 250 cc motorcycle engine displaces 250 cm³
- One cm³ of water weighs about 1 g
One cubic centimeter is enough to fill about 20 drops of water, or about 20% of a teaspoon.
Top cubic centimeter conversions
- Cubic centimeters to liters
- Cubic centimeters to gallons
- Cubic centimeters to milliliters
- Cubic centimeters to cups
- Cubic centimeters to fluid ounces
- Cubic centimeters to tablespoons
- Cubic centimeters to teaspoons
- Cubic centimeters to cubic meters
- Cubic centimeters to pints
- Cubic centimeters to quarts
- Cubic centimeters to cubic feet
- Cubic centimeters to imperial gallons
Common amounts of cubic centimeters
- 0.1 cm³
- 0.2 cm³
- 0.3 cm³
- 0.4 cm³
- 0.5 cm³
- 0.6 cm³
- 0.7 cm³
- 0.8 cm³
- 0.9 cm³
- 1 cm³
- 1.5 cm³
- 2 cm³
- 2.5 cm³
- 3 cm³
- 3.5 cm³
- 4 cm³
- 4.5 cm³
- 5 cm³
- 6 cm³
- 7 cm³
- 7.5 cm³
- 8 cm³
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- 1,000 cm³
- 1,200 cm³
- 1,500 cm³
- 2,000 cm³
- 2,500 cm³
- 3,000 cm³
- 4,000 cm³
- 5,000 cm³
- 10,000 cm³
Convert cubic centimeters to all 233 other units
Metric
- cm³ to L
- cm³ to mL
- cm³ to m³
- cm³ to µL
- cm³ to dL
- cm³ to cL
- cm³ to mm³
- cm³ to hL
- cm³ to dm³
- cm³ to km³
- cm³ to kL
- cm³ to ML
- cm³ to GL
- cm³ to st
- cm³ to daL
- cm³ to λ
US liquid
- cm³ to gal
- cm³ to cup
- cm³ to fl oz
- cm³ to tbsp
- cm³ to tsp
- cm³ to pt
- cm³ to qt
- cm³ to ft³
- cm³ to yd³
- cm³ to bbl
- cm³ to in³
- cm³ to ac⋅ft
- cm³ to shot
- cm³ to FBM
- cm³ to cd
- cm³ to US legal cup
- cm³ to US liquid barrel
- cm³ to mi³
- cm³ to face cord
- cm³ to fifth
- cm³ to gi
- cm³ to ac⋅in
- cm³ to fl dr
- cm³ to min
- cm³ to US hogshead
- cm³ to pottle
US dry
Imperial (UK)
- cm³ to imp gal
- cm³ to imp pt
- cm³ to imp fl oz
- cm³ to imp qt
- cm³ to imperial cup
- cm³ to imperial bushel
- cm³ to imperial tablespoon
- cm³ to imperial teaspoon
- cm³ to UK beer barrel
- cm³ to firkin
- cm³ to imperial dessertspoon
- cm³ to imperial gill
- cm³ to imperial peck
- cm³ to imperial fluid drachm
- cm³ to imperial hogshead
- cm³ to kilderkin
- cm³ to quarter (UK dry)
- cm³ to butt
- cm³ to chaldron
- cm³ to fluid scruple
- cm³ to imperial minim
- cm³ to UK beer tun
- cm³ to coomb
- cm³ to imperial pottle
- cm³ to last
- cm³ to strike
Wine & spirits
- cm³ to standard wine bottle
- cm³ to magnum
- cm³ to half bottle
- cm³ to jeroboam
- cm³ to piccolo
- cm³ to methuselah
- cm³ to pipe
- cm³ to balthazar
- cm³ to nebuchadnezzar
- cm³ to rehoboam
- cm³ to salmanazar
- cm³ to wine tun
- cm³ to English wine rundlet
- cm³ to melchior
- cm³ to melchizedek
- cm³ to primat
- cm³ to puncheon
- cm³ to solomon
- cm³ to sovereign
- cm³ to tierce
Cooking (metric & informal)
- cm³ to metric cup
- cm³ to metric tablespoon
- cm³ to metric teaspoon
- cm³ to dash
- cm³ to pinch
- cm³ to Australian tablespoon
- cm³ to gtt
- cm³ to stick of butter (volume)
- cm³ to smidgen
- cm³ to Japanese cup
- cm³ to Canadian cup
- cm³ to tad
- cm³ to teacup
- cm³ to coffeespoon
- cm³ to saltspoon
- cm³ to wineglass
Oil, gas & shipping
- cm³ to scf
- cm³ to TEU
- cm³ to MMbbl
- cm³ to Nm³
- cm³ to Mbbl
- cm³ to Mcf
- cm³ to Bcf
- cm³ to MMcf
- cm³ to Sm³
- cm³ to Tcf
- cm³ to FEU
- cm³ to freight ton
- cm³ to RT
- cm³ to displacement ton (volume)
- cm³ to water ton
Scientific
Ancient
- cm³ to Roman amphora
- cm³ to ephah
- cm³ to sextarius
- cm³ to Biblical hin
- cm³ to Roman cyathus
- cm³ to bath
- cm³ to congius
- cm³ to cor
- cm³ to hemina
- cm³ to heqat
- cm³ to log
- cm³ to modius
- cm³ to omer
- cm³ to Egyptian hin
- cm³ to acetabulum
- cm³ to choinix
- cm³ to chous
- cm³ to culleus
- cm³ to kab
- cm³ to khar
- cm³ to kotyle
- cm³ to kyathos
- cm³ to lethech
- cm³ to ligula
- cm³ to medimnos
- cm³ to metretes
- cm³ to quartarius
- cm³ to ro
- cm³ to seah
- cm³ to urna
- cm³ to xestes
East & Southeast Asian
- cm³ to 合
- cm³ to 升
- cm³ to 石
- cm³ to 升
- cm³ to 斗
- cm³ to 石
- cm³ to 홉
- cm³ to 斗
- cm³ to 撮
- cm³ to 合
- cm³ to 勺
- cm³ to 勺
- cm³ to Thai sat
- cm³ to 되
- cm³ to kwian
- cm³ to 말
- cm³ to 才
- cm³ to 섬
- cm³ to thanan
European (pre-metric)
- cm³ to Mass
- cm³ to fanega
- cm³ to vedro
- cm³ to Russian chetvert
- cm³ to Schoppen
- cm³ to alqueire
- cm³ to cantara
- cm³ to charka
- cm³ to cuartillo
- cm³ to pinte
- cm³ to Dutch kan
- cm³ to Dutch mud
- cm³ to Eimer
- cm³ to Fuder
- cm³ to Ohm
- cm³ to Oxhoft
- cm³ to Russian vodka bottle
- cm³ to Scheffel
- cm³ to Seidel
- cm³ to Swedish stop
- cm³ to almud
- cm³ to almude
- cm³ to azumbre
- cm³ to bochka
- cm³ to boisseau
- cm³ to canada
- cm³ to chetverik
- cm³ to chopine
- cm³ to copa
- cm³ to demiard
- cm³ to feuillette
- cm³ to garnets
- cm³ to kanna
- cm³ to kappe
- cm³ to kruzhka
- cm³ to moio
- cm³ to muid
- cm³ to osmina
- cm³ to posson
- cm³ to quartaut
- cm³ to quartilho
- cm³ to roquille
- cm³ to setier
- cm³ to shkalik
- cm³ to tunna
- cm³ to velte
Everyday comparisons
Convert to cubic centimeters
- Liters to cubic centimeters
- Gallons to cubic centimeters
- Milliliters to cubic centimeters
- Cups to cubic centimeters
- Fluid ounces to cubic centimeters
- Tablespoons to cubic centimeters
- Teaspoons to cubic centimeters
- Cubic meters to cubic centimeters
- Pints to cubic centimeters
- Quarts to cubic centimeters
- Cubic feet to cubic centimeters
- Imperial gallons to cubic centimeters
Frequently asked questions
What is a cubic centimeter?
The cubic centimeter is the volume of a cube one centimeter on each side, exactly equal to one milliliter.
How is the cubic centimeter defined?
The volume of a cube with 1 cm edges, exactly one milliliter.
How many liters are in a cubic centimeter?
One cubic centimeter equals 0.001 liters.
How many gallons are in a cubic centimeter?
One cubic centimeter equals 0.000264172052 gallons.
How many milliliters are in a cubic centimeter?
One cubic centimeter equals 1 milliliter.