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Definition: Cubic Foot |
Cubic FootNoun1. The volume equal to a cube one foot on each side. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Energy | The most common unit of measurement of natural gas volume. Itequals the amount of gas required to fill a volume of one cubic foot under statedconditions of temperature, pressure and water vapor. One cubic foot of natural gashas an energy content of approximately 1,000 Btus. One hundred (100) cubic feetequals one therm (100 ft3 = 1 therm). (references) |
| A unit of volume equal to 1 cubic foot at a pressure base of 14.73 pounds standard per square inch absolute and a temperature base of 60 degrees Fahrenheit. (of Natural Gas). (references) | |
Industry | A unit of volume measure, strictly of true volume measure but also used loosely, e. g. for Hoppus feet. Source: European Union. (references) |
Shipping | 1,728 cubic inches. A volume contained in a space measuring one foot high, one foot wide and one foot long. (references) |
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1 cubic foot is equal to:
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| lb.per cu.ft | English | Librae(pounds)per cubic foot | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonym: Cubic FootSynonym: cu ft (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Cubic Foot |
| English words defined with "cubic foot": Quadrantal ♦ Solid measure ♦ Unit of measure. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cubic foot": absolute humidity, AIR ANALYST ♦ burner operator ♦ CFS, clay burner, CLAY ROASTER, Cubic Feet Per Second ♦ density of dust cloud ♦ earth burner ♦ Grain Loading ♦ heat of combustion, High-Density Compression ♦ lineal foot, Low Btu Gas ♦ Medium Btu Gas, midget impinger ♦ odor unit ♦ Standard Air ♦ weight density. (references) |
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Consumer Goods |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Ten-million cubic foot "Winzen" research balloon on the carrier's flight deck just prior to launching, during Operation "Skyhook", Refly "B", 30 January 1960. The balloon carried scientific devices to measure and record primary cosmic rays at 18-to-22 miles altitude. Credit: NAVY. |
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Economic History | Peru | The signing in late 2000 of a concession to develop the 13 trillion cubic foot Camisea natural gas field has spurred efforts to develop a natural gas market in Peru. (references) |
Vietnam | The big news in the sector, however, relates more to development of a several trillion cubic foot gas reserve discovered in the early 1990's by BP. After years of negotiation, the BP-led consortium in late 2000 signed a deal for the construction of the 400-km Nam Con Son gas pipeline. (references) | |
Travel | Nicaragua | A 3,500 cubic foot cold storage facility at the airport opened in 1996. The airport is currently building an expansion to double its passenger traffic capacity to handle 1.4 million passengers per year by the end of 2002. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "cubic foot"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kubikfod (cu.ft, cube, cube foot), engelsk kubikfod (cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kubieke voet (cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kuutiojalka (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pied-cube (cu.ft, cube, cube foot), pied cube (cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Kubikfuß (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Αγγλικό κυβικό πόδι (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | köbláb. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | piede cubo (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | trie chioobagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ubiccay ootfay pé cúbico (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) pie cúbico (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) kubikfot (c.ft, cu.ft, cube, cube foot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Cubic Foot" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cubicfoot. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-c-f-i-o-o-t-u" | |
-4 letters: bocci, cubic, cubit. | |
-5 letters: boot, bout, coco, coft, coif, coof, coot, cuif, fico, foci, foot, fuci, obit, otic, tofu. | |
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