litre

/ ˈliːtə /

noun

1. one cubic decimetre
2. (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

Word History and Origins

Origin of litre¹

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

Example Sentences

Jaffery, to give himself an appetite for dinner, ordered half a litre of Munich beer.

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The fifth part of a litre of wine is called a carafon, a word often used in the cheap restaurants.

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Make the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1060 grammes) by the addition of distilled water.

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Adjust the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1040 grammes).

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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.

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