释义 |
Definition of cumec in English: cumecnoun ˈkjuːmɛkˈkyo͞oˌmek A cubic metre per second, as a unit of rate of flow of water. minimum flows proposed would vary seasonally between 80 cumecs in winter and 140 cumecs in summer Example sentencesExamples - We should be concerned for the safety of the elderly and invalids in the event that this new river is ever operated at its stated capacity of 215 cumecs.
- The question to answer is: Was there a modelling scenario of a release of 52 cumecs, in the space of 12 hours, or a scenario of the effect of 37 cumecs being released in one instance, on January 4, 2003?
- I do not believe, and I do not think anyone on the select committee believed, that 15 cumecs of water would cause it to lose its ability to generate electricity for the rest of New Zealand.
- We are talking about a river that has a mean annual flow of about 340 cumecs.
- It does not say that the board must take an all-or-nothing approach, that it must give the whole 15 cumecs to the irrigators, or none of it.
Origin 1950s: from cu bic m etres per s ec ond. Definition of cumec in US English: cumecnounˈkyo͞oˌmek A unit of flow equal to one cubic meter of water per second. minimum flows proposed would vary seasonally between 80 cumecs in winter and 140 cumecs in summer Example sentencesExamples - The question to answer is: Was there a modelling scenario of a release of 52 cumecs, in the space of 12 hours, or a scenario of the effect of 37 cumecs being released in one instance, on January 4, 2003?
- I do not believe, and I do not think anyone on the select committee believed, that 15 cumecs of water would cause it to lose its ability to generate electricity for the rest of New Zealand.
- It does not say that the board must take an all-or-nothing approach, that it must give the whole 15 cumecs to the irrigators, or none of it.
- We should be concerned for the safety of the elderly and invalids in the event that this new river is ever operated at its stated capacity of 215 cumecs.
- We are talking about a river that has a mean annual flow of about 340 cumecs.
Origin 1950s: from cu bic m etres per s ec ond. |