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Cubic centimetre
Unit of volume
A cubic centimetre (or cubic centimeter in US English) (SI unit symbol: cm3; non-SI abbreviations: cc and ccm) is a commonly used unit of volume that corresponds to the volume of a cube that measures 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 cm. One cubic centimetre corresponds to a volume of one millilitre. The mass of one cubic centimetre of water at 3.98 °C (the temperature at which it attains its maximum density) is almost equal to one gram.
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In internal combustion engines, "cc" refers to the total volume of its engine displacement in cubic centimetres. The displacement can be calculated using the formula
where d is engine displacement, b is the bore of the cylinders, s is length of the stroke and n is the number of cylinders.
Conversions
- 1 millilitre = 1 cm3
- 1 litre = 1000 cm3
- 1 cubic inch = 16.38706 cm3.