litre
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Definition of litre
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
“Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre”
“Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre”
“You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.”
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noun
-
The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
“Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre”
“Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre”
“You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.”
- (informal)A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.
- Lithraea caustica, a Chilean tree or bush.
- (alt-of, alternative, obsolete)Alternative form of litter.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin lībra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, livre, and rottol.
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