Cubic inch

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A cubic inch (plural: cubic inches) is a unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with sides of one inch. The following symbols are used to denote cubic inches:

cubic in
cu inches, cu inch, cu in
inches/-3, inch/-3, in/-3
inches^3, inch^3, in^3
inches³ ,inch³, in³
c.i.
CID, for cubic inch displacement, in internal combustion engines

Cubic inches are still sometimes used as unit of measurement in the United States and the United Kingdom.

[edit] Equivalence with other units of volume

1 cubic inch (assuming an international inch) is equal to:

0.000578703703703703 cubic feet (1 cubic foot is equal to 1,728 cubic inches)
about 0.554112552 U.S. fluid ounces
about 0.069264069 U.S. cups
about 0.000465025413 U.S. bushels
about 0.00432900432900433 U.S. liquid gallons
about 1.0307153119047619047619047619048e-4 crude barrels
0.016387064 litres (1 litre is about 61.02 cubic inches)
16.387064 cubic centimetres (1 cubic centimetre is equal to about 0.06102 cubic inches)
0.000016387040931387 cubic metres (1 cubic metre is equal to about 61,023.83 cubic inches)