Definition:FPS/Volume
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Definition
The FPS units of volume are as follows:
Cubic Inch
The cubic inch is an FPS and imperial unit of volume.
It is defined as the volume contained by a cube whose edges are $1$ inch long.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | cubic inch | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 16 \cdotp 38706 \, 4\) | cubic centimetres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 01638 \, 7064\) | litres | \(\quad\) (exact) |
Cubic Foot
The cubic foot is the FPS base unit of volume.
It is defined as the volume contained by a cube whose edges are $1$ foot long.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | cubic foot | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 12^3 = 1728\) | cubic inches | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 28 \, 316 \cdotp 84659 \, 2\) | cubic centimetres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 28 \cdotp 31684 \, 6592\) | litres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 02831 \, 68465 \, 92\) | cubic metres | \(\quad\) (exact) |