capacity unit

Noun
  1. A unit of measurement of volume or capacity (synset 113622065)
    is a type of: unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    subtypes:
    • cu in, cubic inch - the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
    • cu ft, cubic foot - the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
    • cord - a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
    • liquid measure, liquid unit - a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
    • dry measure, dry unit - a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
    • metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms
    • cran - a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
    • field capacity - the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
    • homer, kor - an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
    • hin - ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
    • fathom, fthm - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
    • acre-foot - the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
    • acre inch - one twelfth of an acre-foot
    • board foot - the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
    • standard - a board measure = 1980 board feet
    • cubic yard, yard - a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
    • last - a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
    is a part of: volume - the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
    same as: capacity measure, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit

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