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m³ - Cubic Meter. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main volume conversion page.

cubic meter to cubic centimeter (cc)
cubic meter to cubic millimeter (mm³)
cubic meter to liter (l)
cubic meter to milliliter (ml)

Units: / cubic centimeter (cc) / cubic millimeter (mm³) / liter (l) / milliliter (ml)

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U.S. Measure

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main volume conversion page.

cubic meter to barrel (liquid)
cubic meter to barrel (dry)
cubic meter to bushel (bu)
cubic meter to gallon (liquid) (gal)
cubic meter to gallon (dry) (gal)
cubic meter to pint (liquid) (pt)
cubic meter to pint (dry) (pt)
cubic meter to fluid ounce (oz)

Units: barrel (liquid) / barrel (dry) / bushel (bu) / gallon (liquid) (gal) / gallon (dry) (gal) / pint (liquid) (pt) / pint (dry) (pt) / fluid ounce (oz)

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Ancient Greeek (Attic) Dry Measure

Greeks mostly used dry capacity units to measure grain. The basic capacity unit was the kyathos. As most ancient measures these units changed over time and varied across different regions of Grece.

cubic meter to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
cubic meter to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
cubic meter to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
cubic meter to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
cubic meter to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
cubic meter to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
cubic meter to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
cubic meter to kyathos (κύαθος)
cubic meter to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

Units: medimnos (μέδιμνος) / hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos) / hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον) / choinix (χοῖνιξ) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

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Ancient Greek (Attic) Liquid Measure

A common unit in both liquid and dry capacity throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml.

cubic meter to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
cubic meter to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
cubic meter to chous (χοῦς)
cubic meter to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
cubic meter to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
cubic meter to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
cubic meter to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
cubic meter to kyathos (κύαθος)
cubic meter to konchē (κόγχη)
cubic meter to mystron (μύστρον)
cubic meter to chēmē (χήμη)
cubic meter to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

Units: metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora) / keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora) / chous (χοῦς) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα) / tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / konchē (κόγχη) / mystron (μύστρον) / chēmē (χήμη) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

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Ancient Roman Measure (Liquid and Dry)

Roman jar (amphora quadrantal) was the main unit to measure both liquids and dry substances in Roman empire. It was defined to be equal to one cubic pes (Roman foot). The weight of water to fill the amphora was roughly equal to one Greek talent, an ancient unit of weight.

cubic meter to culeus (hose)
cubic meter to amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel)
cubic meter to urna (urn)
cubic meter to modius castrensis (military modius)
cubic meter to modius (peck)
cubic meter to semimodius (half of a modius)
cubic meter to congius (a half-pes cube)
cubic meter to sextarius (a sixth)
cubic meter to hemina (pint)
cubic meter to cotyla (cup)
cubic meter to triens (one third of a sextarius)
cubic meter to quartarius (quart, forth part)
cubic meter to sextans (one sixth of a sextarius)
cubic meter to acetabulum (small cup)
cubic meter to cyathus (shot or dose)
cubic meter to ligula (spoonful)

Units: culeus (hose) / amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel) / urna (urn) / modius castrensis (military modius) / modius (peck) / semimodius (half of a modius) / congius (a half-pes cube) / sextarius (a sixth) / hemina (pint) / cotyla (cup) / triens (one third of a sextarius) / quartarius (quart, forth part) / sextans (one sixth of a sextarius) / acetabulum (small cup) / cyathus (shot or dose) / ligula (spoonful)

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Biblical and Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)

Israelite capacity measure tightly corresponded to Babylonian system. The basic unit was log (לג) that was similar to Babylonian mina.

cubic meter to kor (כור)
cubic meter to letek (לתך)
cubic meter to ephah (איפה)
cubic meter to se'ah (סאה)
cubic meter to kav (קב)
cubic meter to log (לג)
cubic meter to bezah (egg-size)
cubic meter to kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

Units: kor (כור) / letek (לתך) / ephah (איפה) / se'ah (סאה) / kav (קב) / log (לג) / bezah (egg-size) / kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

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Biblical and Talmudic Liquid Measure (Old Testament)

Exact conversion for Biblical units is rarely certain. There were more units mentioned in Talmud, many of them from foreign origin, e.g. Persia or Greece. Unfortunately the capacity of those units is currently unknown.

cubic meter to bath
cubic meter to hin
cubic meter to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

cubic meter to cahíz
cubic meter to fanega
cubic meter to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
cubic meter to celemín
cubic meter to medio
cubic meter to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
cubic meter to ochavo

Units: cahíz / fanega / cuartilla (¼ of a fanega) / celemín / medio / cuartillo (¼ of a celemín) / ochavo

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Old Spanish Liquid Measure

cubic meter to moyo
cubic meter to cántara
cubic meter to arroba
cubic meter to azumbre
cubic meter to botella
cubic meter to cuartillo
cubic meter to copa
cubic meter to panilla (for olive oil)
cubic meter to cortadillo

Units: moyo / cántara / arroba / azumbre / botella / cuartillo / copa / panilla (for olive oil) / cortadillo

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

cubic meter to moio
cubic meter to fanga
cubic meter to alqueire
cubic meter to quarta
cubic meter to oitava
cubic meter to maquia
cubic meter to selamim
cubic meter to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
cubic meter to quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

Units: moio / fanga / alqueire / quarta / oitava / maquia / selamim / meio-selamim (half-selamim) / quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

cubic meter to tonel
cubic meter to pipa
cubic meter to almude
cubic meter to cântaro
cubic meter to pote
cubic meter to canada
cubic meter to quartilho
cubic meter to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
cubic meter to quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

Units: tonel / pipa / almude / cântaro / pote / canada / quartilho / meio-quartilho (half-quartilho) / quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

cubic meter to minot
cubic meter to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

cubic meter to cetverik (mera)
cubic meter to vedro
cubic meter to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

cubic meter to vedro
cubic meter to shtoff
cubic meter to chetvert (quart)
cubic meter to vine bottle
cubic meter to vodka bottle
cubic meter to charka
cubic meter to shkalik

Units: vedro / shtoff / chetvert (quart) / vine bottle / vodka bottle / charka / shkalik

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