The stère is a measurement unit for volume of wood and equals one cubic metre.

The name originally comes from the Greek stereos, meaning solid. It was created in France in 1793 as a metric equivalent to the cord, for measuring large quantities of firewood.

The stère stands for cut up wood with spaces within the wood, while the cubic meter is used for uncut wood.

[edit] See also

• list of unusual units of measurement

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