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litre
n.
metric unit of capacity (also liter)
Litre
The
litre (International spelling) or
liter (American spelling) (SI symbols
L or
l, commonly, but incorrectly, abbreviated as
ltr) is an
SI accepted metric system unit of
volume equal to 1 cubic
decimetre (dm
3), 1,000
cubic centimetres (cm
3) or 1/1,000
cubic metre. A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of 10×10×10 centimetres (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.
litre
Noun
1. a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)
(synonym) liter, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre
(hypernym) metric capacity unit
(part-holonym) dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
(part-meronym) deciliter, decilitre, dl
litre
nm.
liter, quart
litre
nm.
rash, inflammation or eruption on the skin
