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BCM

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000478

An abbreviation for bank cubic meter, a unit of volume used to measure excavated material in its natural, undisturbed state. This measurement is taken before the material is loosened or compacted, which would alter its volume. It is a standard unit for calculating earthwork quantities in construction projects.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000478
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectConstruction
TranslationsGerman: BCM; Spanish: BCM; French: BCM
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000478",
  "term": "BCM",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for bank cubic meter, a unit of volume used to measure excavated material in its natural, undisturbed state. This measurement is taken before the material is loosened or compacted, which would alter its volume. It is a standard unit for calculating earthwork quantities in construction projects.",
  "subject": "Construction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "BCM",
    "es": "BCM",
    "fr": "BCM"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bcm/"
}

Record 526 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.