litre
[ lee-ter ]
/ ˈli tər /
noun Chiefly British.
Words nearby litre
litigious,
litmus,
litmus paper,
litmus test,
litotes,
litre,
litt. b.,
litt. d.,
litt.m.,
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Definition for litre (2 of 2)
liter
[ lee-ter ]
/ ˈli tər /
noun
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l
Also
especially British,
li·tre.
Origin of liter
1800–10; < French
litre, back formation from
litron an old measure of capacity, derivative (with
-on noun suffix) of Medieval Latin
litra < Greek
lítra pound
Example sentences from the Web for litre
British Dictionary definitions for litre (1 of 2)
litre
US liter
/ (ˈliːtə) /
noun
one cubic decimetre
(formerly) the volume occupied by 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C and 760 millimetres of mercury. This is equivalent to 1.000 028 cubic decimetres or about 1.76 pints
Word Origin for litre
C19: from French, from Medieval Latin
litra, from Greek: a unit of weight
British Dictionary definitions for litre (2 of 2)
Medical definitions for litre
liter
[ lē′tər ]
n.
A unit of volume equal to 1000 cubic centimeters or or 1 cubic decimeter (1.0567 quarts).
Scientific definitions for litre
liter
[ lē′tər ]
The basic unit of liquid volume or capacity in the metric system, equal to 1.06 quart or 2.12 pints. See Table at measurement.
The basic unit of dry volume or capacity in the metric system, equal to 0.90 quart or 1.82 pint. See Table at measurement.