I am probably wrong, but I think a centimeter is a linear measure and cubic
centimeter and milliliter are measures of volume.

Jim
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From: "Burgess Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: ShopTalk: Grips and compressed air


> The Twelfth General Conference on Weights and Measures has defined a liter
> to be a cubic decimeter (10cm x 10cm x 10cm).
>
> Therefore, 1cm = 1 ml.
>
> Previously, a liter was defined to be 1.000028 cubic decimeter.  For all
> practical purposes, then, a cc (correctly, cm³) has always equaled a
> milliliter.
>
> At 10:39 PM 3/28/2004, you wrote:
> >A CC (cubic Centimeter), is 10 ml (ten Milli-Liters)...
>
>

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