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li·ter
(lē′tər)n. Abbr. l or lit.
A metric unit of volume equal to approximately 1.056 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quart, or 0.264 gallon. See Table at measurement.
[French litre, from obsolete litron, measure of capacity, from Medieval Latin lītra, from Greek, unit of weight.]
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liter
(ˈliːtə)n
(Units) the US spelling of litre
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li•ter
(ˈli tər)n.
a unit of liquid capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C and equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts. Abbr.: l
[1800–10; < French litre, back formation from litron an old measure of capacity, derivative of Medieval Latin litra < Greek lítra pound]
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li·ter
(lē′tər) The basic unit of volume in the metric system, equal to about 1.06 liquid quarts or 0.91 dry quart. See Table at measurement.
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(l) A unit of volume measurement equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at its maximum density. 1 l = 1000 cm3.
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| Noun | 1. |  liter - 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)metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms |
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litra
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リットル
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หน่วยวัดปริมาณ ๑ ลิตร
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(ˈliːtə(r)) (American) liter (ˈliːtə) noun a measure of (usually liquid) capacity. a litre of wine.
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→ لِتْرٌ litr liter Liter λίτρο litro litra litre litra litro リットル 리터 liter liter litr litro литр liter หน่วยวัดปริมาณ ๑ ลิตร litre lít 升Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
li·ter
n. litro.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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n litroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.