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li·ter  (ltr)

n. Abbr. l or lit.

A metric unit of volume equal to approximately 1.056 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quart, or 0.264 gallon. See Table at measurement.

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[French litre, from obsolete litron, measure of capacity, from Medieval Latin ltra, from Greek, unit of weight.]

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liter [ˈliːtə]

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) the US spelling of litre

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liter  (ltr)

1. 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.

2. 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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

liter - a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, l, litre metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms deciliter, decilitre, dl - a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

Translations

liter litre

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liter → لِتر litr liter Liter λίτρο litro litra litre litra litro リットル 리터 liter liter litr litro литр liter หน่วยวัดปริมาณ ๑ ลิตร litre lít 升