cumecn.

Brit.

/ˈkjuːmɛk/, U.S.

/ˈkjumɛk/

Inflections: Plural cumecs, unchanged.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cubic adj., metre n.², second n.¹

Etymology: < cu- (in cubic adj.) + m- (in metre n.²) + -ec- (in second n.¹), after cusec n.

A cubic metre per second, as a unit of rate of flow of water.

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1952 Econ. Devel. of Iraq (Internat. Bank for Reconstr. & Devel.) 194 (table) Mean discharge used for irrigation (in cumecs).

1986 Caves & Caving Nov. 16/4 Rate of flow varies from 100 litres to 11 cumecs (average flow 1 cumec).

2000 Canoeist Apr. 9/2 Please don't come to the centre expecting to find such features as the Muncher or the Ski Slope, we could never create them with approximately 4 cumec of moving water.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cumec
释义	cumecn. Brit. /ˈkjuːmɛk/, U.S. /ˈkjumɛk/ Inflections: Plural cumecs, unchanged. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cubic adj., metre n.², second n.¹ Etymology: < cu- (in cubic adj.) + m- (in metre n.²) + -ec- (in second n.¹), after cusec n. A cubic metre per second, as a unit of rate of flow of water. ΚΠ 1952 Econ. Devel. of Iraq (Internat. Bank for Reconstr. & Devel.) 194 (table) Mean discharge used for irrigation (in cumecs). 1986 Caves & Caving Nov. 16/4 Rate of flow varies from 100 litres to 11 cumecs (average flow 1 cumec). 2000 Canoeist Apr. 9/2 Please don't come to the centre expecting to find such features as the Muncher or the Ski Slope, we could never create them with approximately 4 cumec of moving water. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1952
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