By Debmedia Technologies LLP · Kolkata, India · Updated
What Is It and When Do You Need It?
Volume measures how much space something fills or how much a container holds. Litres and millilitres are used for liquids in most countries, while cups, quarts and gallons remain common in the United States.
This converter handles 17 units for cubic metre and shows the result in all of them at once, so you rarely need a second lookup.
How to Use This Tool
- Type the value you want to convert.
- Choose the unit you have in the From list.
- Choose the unit you want in the To list.
- Press Convert and read the answer and the table of every unit.
How the Calculation Works
Every unit is stored as a multiple of one reference unit (the cubic metre). To convert, the value is multiplied into the reference unit and then divided by the size of the target unit. All factors are exact or taken from standard definitions, and results show up to ten significant digits.
Worked Example
| You enter | You get |
|---|---|
| 1 ml | 0.001 l |
| 10 ml | 1e-05 m³ |
| 100 l | 100000 ml |
Reference values:
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 Millilitre | 0.001 l |
| 1 Millilitre | 1e-06 m³ |
| 1 Millilitre | 1 cm³ |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.20288414 tsp |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.067628045 tbsp |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.0042267528 cup |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.033814023 fl oz |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.0021133764 pt |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.0010566882 qt |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.00026417205 gal |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.001759754 imp pt |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.00021996925 imp gal |
| 1 Millilitre | 0.061023744 in³ |
| 1 Millilitre | 3.5314667e-05 ft³ |
| 1 Millilitre | 6.2898108e-06 bbl |
| 1 Millilitre | 2.8377593e-05 bu |
Common Uses
- Cooking and baking with recipes from other countries.
- Fuel, paint and water quantities.
- Aquarium and tank sizes.
- Oil and grain trading in barrels and bushels.
Tips and Common Mistakes
- US and imperial gallons differ: a US gallon is 3.785 litres and an imperial gallon is 4.546 litres.
- One millilitre equals one cubic centimetre.
- Use the table under the answer to see the same value in every unit.
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