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cubic inch

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun cubic inch has 1 sense
  1. cubic inch, cu in - the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
    --1 is a kind of volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit

Definitions from the Web

Cubic Inch

Definition: A unit of volume used in the United States customary and British imperial systems, representing the volume of a cube that measures one inch on each side.

Senses:

  1. Noun: A measurement for cubic volume.
  2. Noun: An engine displacement measurement used in automotive industry to represent the total volume swept by all the pistons of an internal combustion engine.

Usage:

Sense 1:

  1. The container had a capacity of 10 cubic inches.
  2. He measured the box and found it to be 5 cubic inches.

Sense 2:

  1. The new sports car has a powerful V8 engine with a cubic inch of 6.2 liters.
  2. Many classic American muscle cars had engines with large cubic inches for enhanced performance.

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