stere, metric unit of volume equal to one cubic metre, or 1,000 litres. The stere (from Greek stereos, “solid”) was originally defined by law and used in France in 1793, primarily as a measure for firewood.
What unit is firewood sold in?
The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used to measure firewood and pulpwood in the United States and Canada. A cord is the amount of wood that, when "racked and well stowed" (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching and compact), occupies a volume of 128 cubic feet (3.62 m3).
What is an example of a cubic meter?
A cubic meter is a space in the shape of a cube 1 m on a side or the equivalent. For example, a rectangular box with a length of 2 m, a width of 1 m, and a height of 0.5 m would have a volume of 1 m3 (1 × 2 × 0.5 = 1).
