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A cubic centimetre is a unit of volume. Volume is the measure of the space that something takes up. Litres and millilitres are other units of volume.

The symbol for cubic centimetres is cm3.

Because volume is a 3 Dimensional unit volume is found using both length, width and height of an object.

For example, a cube which has a height, length and width of 2cm's has a volume of 8cm3. This is calculated by length x width x height or 2x2x2=8.

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