Why do we use CC’s for motorcycle engines?

Question

I understand that CC’s = mL’s, but CC’s is something that I have always associated with the medical field.. so how did motorcycles get roped into that? Is it just easier to say “I have a 250cc dirt bike” rather than saying “250mL?”

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Answer 1

Meter is the Standart unit name. you can have kilometers (1000), you can have dezimeters (0,1), you can have micrometers (0,000001)
Litre is only used for fluid things, but it is just a word. 1 Litre is 1 qubric dezimeters but qubric dezimeter is a long word… Litre is more easy to say.
but back to motorcycles… three-dimensional place is always called qubic meters, if it is not connected to fluids.