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cusec

cusec

9.9
A unit that measures how much water moves each second, equal to one cubic foot
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : cusec
  • The dam released 30,000 cusecs of water to help maintain the downstream ecosystem during the drought.
  • cusecs of water

Examples

  • India maintained that it needed at least 40,000 cusecs of that to flush the Hooghly River, leaving the rest for possible use by Bangladesh.

    Academic text (1998)

  • India was to receive much less, going from 11,000 cusecs up to 16,000.

    Academic text (1998)

  • But Dhaka demanded the entire 55,000 cusecs during the dry season.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In 1974, the JRC estimated that during the dry season, the average minimum discharge below the Farakka was 55,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs).

    Academic text (1998)

  • During the summer, the river flowed at a rate of 50,000 cusecs, providing ample water for irrigation.

  • Experts measured the river's flow at 25,000 cusecs to assess its capacity for flood prevention.

Synonyms

CFS
vscusec
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A measure of water flow equal to one cubic foot per second

is the same unit but is an alternate written form used in other contexts

Surface Forms

cusec singular
cusecs plural

Etymology

Cusec comes from the short forms cu ('cubic', like 'cube') and sec ('second'). So a cusec is a simple label engineers use for 'one cubic foot each second' when they measure water flow.