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LITRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
Synonyms:
cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("litre" is a kind of...):
metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "litre"):
deciliter; decilitre; dl (a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter)
Holonyms ("litre" is a part of...):
dal; decaliter; decalitre; dekaliter; dekalitre; dkl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters)
