kiloliter

Cubic meter equivalent

A kiloliter is a metric unit of volume equal to one thousand liters—roughly 264 U.S. gallons or about the capacity of a small hot tub.

The unit appears in industrial and scientific contexts measuring large liquid volumes: The facility processes several kiloliters of wastewater daily.

Also spelled kilolitre in British English.

capacity

tank

Large storage vessel

storage · container · silo · basin · pool · drum · barrel · tanker · lagoon · pond

measurement

volume

Amount of space filled

meter · scale · conversion · precision · accuracy · consumption · throughput · capacity · dosage · allocation

liquids

water

Clear essential liquid

  • petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • fuelEnergy source material

gasoline · diesel · wine · beer · milk · juice · chemicals · ethanol · solvent · coolant

metric

metrication

Shift to decimal measurement

Categories
Opposites
volume magnitude

kilolitermilliliter

Cubic centimeter equivalent

microliter · nanoliter · drop · centiliter · deciliter

Family

kilolitre, kiloliters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G