köbdeciméter

A köbdeciméter, often abbreviated as dm³, is a unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the volume of a cube with sides measuring one decimeter in length. One decimeter is equal to one-tenth of a meter, meaning that 10 decimeters make up 1 meter.

The köbdeciméter is directly related to other SI units of volume. Specifically, 1 köbdeciméter is equal to 1000 köbcen­timéter (cm³). This is because a meter contains 10 decimeters, so a cubic meter (m³) contains 10 x 10 x 10 = 1000 köbdeciméter. Conversely, one köbdeciméter is equal to 0.001 köbméter.

This unit is commonly used in everyday contexts and in scientific and engineering applications. For instance, it is frequently used to measure the capacity of containers, the volume of liquids, or the amount of space occupied by a substance. The köbdeciméter is also equivalent to one liter (L). This equivalence is particularly useful as liters are a widely recognized unit for liquid volume. Therefore, 1 dm³ = 1 L.