Convert one teaspoon (US) to cubic centimeters

Explanation

To convert one teaspoon (US) to cubic centimeters all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

The result is that there are approximately 4.9289 cubic centimeters in 1 teaspoon (US).

Formula

1 tsp ≈ 4.9289 cm³

teaspoons (US)tsp

dimension	volume
system	U.S. customary units (USCS)
symbol	tsp

The teaspoon (tsp) is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary units.

Definition of the teaspoon

There are 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon.

NIST Handbook 44 Specifications: Appendix C

Value in terms of the SI

One teaspoon is equivalent to 4.92892159375 cubic centimeters.

Equivalences

One teaspoon is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

While named after an utensile, the teaspoon is an official unit of measure in the US. It has to be noted that the capacity of actual teaspoons (the object) can vary and probably won't be equal to a teaspoon (the unit).

Other culinary units

teaspoon	tsp
tablespoon	Tbsp	3 teaspoons
fluid ounce	fl oz	2 tablespoons
shot	jig	3 tablespoons
cup	cup	16 tablespoons

US Culinary Units

The US culinary units are mainly used in recipes but also can be found on nutrition labels and even in pharmaceutic medical prescriptions (especially the teaspoon).

When on nutrition labels, the units have their value in milliliters rounded. In that case a teaspoon means 5 milliliters (mL), a tablespoon means 15 mL, a cup means 240 mL.^[source]

cubic centimeterscm³

dimension	volume
system	International system of units (SI)
symbol	cm³, cc

The cubic centimeter (cm³, cc) is a unit of volume in the International System of Units.

The cubic centimeter is sometimes abreviated to "cc" in medicine or when measuring the volume of thermal engines.

Definition of the cubic centimeter

One cubic centimeter is a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one centimeter.

Equivalences

One cubic centimeter is equivalent to:

Metric volume units

cubic millimeter	mm³	0.000 000 001
cubic centimeter	cm³	0.000 001
cubic decimeter	dm³	0.001
cubic meter	m³	1
cubic dekameter	dam³	1 000
cubic hectometer	hm³	1 000 000
cubic kilometer	km³	1 000 000 000

The International System of Units

The International System of Units or SI (from the French Système international (d'unité)), also called metric system in the U.S., is a coherent system of units that was published 1960. It is official in nearly every country.

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) is tasked with overseeing the SI.