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litre
/ ˈliːtə /
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of litre1
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Example Sentences
Jaffery, to give himself an appetite for dinner, ordered half a litre of Munich beer.
The fifth part of a litre of wine is called a carafon, a word often used in the cheap restaurants.
Make the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1060 grammes) by the addition of distilled water.
Adjust the weight of the medium mass to the calculated figure for one litre (1040 grammes).
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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