cubic+contents
41Cubature — Cu ba*ture (k? b? t?r; 135), n. [L. cubus cube: cf. F. cubature. See {Cube}.] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. [1913 Webster] …
42The Pentagon — Infobox Military Structure name= The Pentagon location= Arlington, Virginia caption= Southwest view of the Pentagon with the Potomac River and Washington Monument in background. type= Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense built= 1943… …
43John Trautwine — John Cresson Trautwine (March 30, 1810, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ndash; September 14, 1883, Philadelphia) was an American engineer, architect, and author.He was a consultant on numerous canal project in North and South America. His most… …
44board foot — Building Trades. a unit of measure equal to the cubic contents of a piece of lumber one foot square and one inch thick, used in measuring logs and lumber. Abbr.: bd. ft. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * …
45board rule — Building Trades. a measuring device having scales for finding the cubic contents of a board without calculation. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …
46capacity — /keuh pas i tee/, n., pl. capacities, adj. n. 1. the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity. 2. the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume: The inn is filled to capacity. The… …
47board foot — board′ foot n. bui the basic unit of board measure, equal to the cubic contents of a piece of lumber one foot square and one inch thick Abbr.: bd. ft. • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer …
48capacity — ca•pac•i•ty [[t]kəˈpæs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) the ability to receive or contain: This hotel has a large capacity[/ex] 2) the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained; cubic contents; volume: a jug with a capacity of two… …
49cube — I [[t]kyub[/t]] n. v. cubed, cub•ing 1) math. a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle 2) an object, either solid or hollow, having or approximating this form: a sugar cube; plastic… …
50board rule — /ˈbɔd rul/ (say bawd roohl) noun a measuring device having scales for finding the cubic contents of a board without calculation …
