litre

Cubic decimetre measure

A litre is a metric unit of volume equal to one cubic decimetre—about 1.06 US quarts or 0.26 US gallons.

It measures liquids and gases: a litre of milk, engine displacement in litres.

The spelling litre is standard in British English; Americans write liter.

Abbreviated L or l.

capacity

tank

Large storage vessel

carton · barrel · drum · canister · jerrycan · reservoir · vat · cistern · bucket · pitcher

liquid

water

Clear essential liquid

  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid

petrol · diesel · fuel · beverage · drink · soda · wine · beer · soup · broth

measurement

hectolitre

100 liters exactly

dosage · portion · serving · quantity · amount · precise · accurate · scale · cylinder · beaker

metric

kilogram

Base unit of mass

  • metreBase metric length unit
  • gramMetric mass unit
  • SIUniversal measurement framework

international · standard · decimal · conversion · imperial · gallon · pint · quart · unit · kilometre

consumption

hydration

Bodily fluid replenishment

consumption · ration · quota · output · yield · household · industrial · agricultural · irrigation · efficiency

Categories
Opposites
measurement system

litregallon

Liquid volume unit

quart · pint · fluid ounce · cup · imperial system

Phrases
Family

literate, literacy, liter, illiterate, liters, obliterate, literati, litres, obliterated

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