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specific volume

ratio of a substance's volume to its mass
Class type of: intensive quantity, specific quantity Q683556

Facts

9 properties
Subclass of
intensive quantity, specific quantity
Defining formula
v = 1 / \rho
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics, ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics, Belarusian encyclopedia[4][5][6][7][8]
ISQ dimension
\mathsf{L}^3 \mathsf{M}^{-1}
In defining formula
v, \rho
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[9]
Opposite of
mass density[3]
Quantity symbol (LaTeX)
v
Recommended unit of measurement
cubic metre per kilogram[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en inverse mass density en specific volume en massic volume ar حجم نوعي cs měrný objem de spezifisches Volumen es volumen específico fa حجم fi ominaistilavuus fr volume massique he נפח ליחידת מסה he נפח סגולי he צפיפות הופכית he צפיפות חומר הופכית hu fajlagos térfogat hu fajtérfogat id volume spesifik it volume specifico ja 比容積 ko 비부피
🔖 Identifiers · 11
GND ID
7574030-8
Elhuyar ZTH ID
137029
Freebase ID
/m/06l2bj
IEV number
113-03-09
IUPAC Gold Book ID
S05807
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
44434619
Phenotype and Trait Ontology ID
0001679
QUDT dimension ID
A0E0L3I0M-1H0T0D0
QUDT quantity kind ID
SpecificVolume
Wolfram Language quantity ID
SpecificVolume
Wurvoc.org measure ID
Specific_volume, specific_volume-dimension

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Opposite of 1
mass density
Subclass of 1
intensive quantity
← Opposite of 1
mass density
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Summary

specific volume is a type of intensive quantity[1] and specific quantity[2].

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  10. [10] ↑ . ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Ueschar · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64040: pages 16-26"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wurvoc.org measure ID → Specific_volume, specific_volume-dimension
    "Created claim: Wurvoc.org measure ID: specific_volume-dimension, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791116662712"
  3. 8w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Recommended unit of measurement → cubic metre per kilogram
    Phenotype and Trait Ontology ID → 0001679
    Subclass of → intensive quantity, specific quantity
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Phenotype and Trait Ontology ID: 0001679"
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