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{{Short description|Unit of volume}}
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{{Infobox unit
| bgcolor      = 
| name         = Cubic centimeter
| image        = Messbecher.png
| caption      = A measuring cup holding 1000 cubic centimetres, that is one litre (1&nbsp;L) or 1000 millilitres (1000&nbsp;mL)
| standard     = Prefixed SI derived unit
| quantity     = Volume
| symbol       = cm<sup>3</sup>
| symbol2      = cc, ccm
| extralabel   = 
| extradata    =                         
| units1       = SI base units
| inunits1     = {{cvt|1|cm3|m3|disp=out}}
| units2       = Imperial and U.S. customary
| inunits2     = {{cvt|1|cm3|in3|sigfig=7|disp=out}}
}}
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A '''cubic centimetre''' (or '''cubic centimeter''' [[American and British English spelling differences|in US English]]) (SI unit symbol: '''cm<sup>3</sup>'''; non-SI abbreviations: '''cc''' and '''ccm''') is a commonly used [[unit of measurement|unit]] of [[volume]] that corresponds to the volume of a [[cube]] that measures 1&nbsp;cm × 1&nbsp;cm × 1&nbsp;cm. One cubic [[centimetre]] corresponds to a volume of one [[millilitre]].  The mass of one cubic centimetre of water at 3.98&nbsp;°C (the temperature at which it attains its [[maximum density]]) is almost equal to one gram. 

[[Image:Displacement.gif|thumb|250px|One complete cycle of a [[straight-four engine]]. The areas marked in orange represent the displaced volumes.]]In [[internal combustion engine]]s, "cc" refers to the total volume of its [[engine displacement]] in cubic centimetres. The displacement can be calculated using the formula
:<math>d = {\pi \over 4} \times b^2 \times s \times n</math>
where {{mvar|d}} is engine displacement, {{mvar|b}} is the bore of the cylinders, {{mvar|s}} is length of the stroke and {{mvar|n}} is the number of cylinders.

'''Conversions'''

*1 [[litre|millilitre]] = 1&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup>
*1 [[litre]] = 1000&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup>
*1 [[cubic inch]] = {{cvt|1|in3|cm3|sigfig=7|disp=out}}.

== Unicode character ==
The "cubic centimetre" symbol is encoded by [[Unicode]] at code point {{unichar|33A4|Square CM Cubed}}.<ref name="Unicode-U3300">{{cite web |url=https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U3300.pdf |access-date=May 24, 2019 |title=The Unicode Standard 12.0 – CJK Compatibility ❰ Range: 3300—33FF ❱ |author=Unicode Consortium |author-link=Unicode Consortium |date=2019 |website=Unicode.org}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Cubic inch]]

==References==
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[[Category:Units of volume]]
[[Category:SI derived units]]
[[Category:Centimetre–gram–second system of units]]