decaliter

Metric volume unit

A decaliter is ten liters, a metric unit of volume.

The prefix deca- means ten.

The unit sees occasional use in European contexts for measuring bulk quantities of liquids or grains, but remains uncommon in everyday speech.

Also spelled decalitre in British English.

volume

cubic meter

Unit of three-dimensional space

fluid ounce · barrel · cubic centimeter · bushel · cup · jug · tank · container · bucket · drum

metric

SI unit

Standardized measurement quantity

kilogram · decimeter · cubic meter · decimal · prefix · deca- · conversion · standard · calibration

liquids

water

Clear essential liquid

  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid

juice · beer · petrol · gasoline · vinegar · broth · cider · olive oil · fuel · kerosene

Opposites
metric prefix scale

decalitercentiliter

Metric volume unit

deciliter · milliliter · microliter · nanoliter · hectoliter

Family

decalitre, decalitres

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