kilolitre

Cubic meter, volumetrically

A kilolitre is one thousand litres—a metric unit of volume equal to one cubic metre.

The measurement appears in industrial and agricultural contexts: water consumption, fuel storage, brewing capacity.

The tank holds fifty kilolitres.

Also spelled kiloliter.

storage

tank

Large storage vessel

silo · container · vessel · drum · tanker · fermenter · reactor · capacity · volume

measurement

hectolitre

100 liters exactly

barrel · pint · quart · imperial · metric · conversion · unit · scale · calibration

liquid

water

Clear essential liquid

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

diesel · gasoline · wine · beer · milk · juice · chemicals · ethanol · wastewater · sewage

industry

bulk

Main mass or size

shipment · freight · distribution · supply · inventory · pipeline · metering · dispensing · billing · allocation

Opposites
scale of volume measurement

kilolitremicrolitre

One-millionth liter unit

millilitre · drop · megalitre · teaspoon · thimbleful

Family

kiloliter, kiloliters

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