litre

US liter

/ (ˈliːtə) /

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noun

one cubic decimetre

(formerly) the volume occupied by 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C and 760 millimetres of mercury. This is equivalent to 1.000 028 cubic decimetres or about 1.76 pints

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Word Origin for litre

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin litra, from Greek: a unit of weight

Words nearby litre

litigious, litmus, litmus paper, litmus test, litotes, litre, Litt. B., Litt. D., litten, litter, litterae humaniores

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How to use litre in a sentence

Jaffery, to give himself an appetite for dinner, ordered half a litre of Munich beer.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
The fifth part of a litre of wine is called a carafon, a word often used in the cheap restaurants.
The South of France--East Half|Charles Bertram Black
Make the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1060 grammes) by the addition of distilled water.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Adjust the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1040 grammes).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

A solution of pure crystallised nitrate of silver in distilled water is made up to a strength of 125 grams of the salt per litre.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall