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litre

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li·tre  (ltr)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of liter.

litre US, liter [ˈliːtə]
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) one cubic decimetre
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) (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
[from French, from Medieval Latin litra, from Greek: a unit of weight]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.litrelitre - 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)
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
litre liter (US) [ˈliːtəʳ] Nlitro m

litre [ˈliːtər] liter (US) nlitre m

litre, (US) liter
nLiter m or nt

litre [ˈliːtəʳ] nlitro
litre [ˈliːtəʳ] nlitro

litre
n litre [ˈliːtə(r)]
a measure of (usually liquid) capacity a litre of wine. liter لِتْر литър litr liter der Liter λίτρο litro liiter لیتر litra litre לִיטֶר लीटर litra liter liter líter litro リットル 리터(미터법의 용량 단위) litras litrs liter liter liter litr litro litru литр liter liter litar liter ลิตร litre літр لیٹر lít

litre 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


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