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  • Liter — Li ter, Litre Li tre (l[=e] t[ e]r; 277), n. [F. litre, Gr. li tra a silver coin.] A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • liter — 1797, from Fr. litre (1793), from litron, obsolete French measure of capacity for grain, from M.L. litra, from Gk. litra pound, apparently from the same Sicilian Italic source as L. libra …   Etymology dictionary

  • liter — (Brit. litre) ► NOUN ▪ a metric unit of capacity, formerly the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints). DERIVATIVES literage noun. ORIGIN French, from Greek litra, a… …   English terms dictionary

  • liter — [lēt′ər] n. [Fr litre < litron, obs. unit of measure < ML litra < Gr, a pound] the basic unit of volume or capacity in the metric system, equal to 33.76 fluid ounces or 1.0567 liquid quarts (0.9081 dry quarts or 61.0237 cubic inches);… …   English World dictionary

  • Liter — A metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a kilogram of water at 4 degrees centigrade and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury. Metric equivalents There are 1000 cubic centimeters or 1… …   Medical dictionary

  • capacity — 1. The potential cubic contents of a cavity or receptacle. 2. Power to do. SEE ALSO: volume. [L. capax, able to contain; fr. capio, to take] buffer c. the amount of hydrogen ion (or hydroxyl ion) required to bring about a specific pH change in a… …   Medical dictionary

  • liter — Metric measurement of capacity equivalent to 2.11 US pints. Five litres equals 1.32 U.S. gallon or 1.1 Imperial gallon. One Imperial quart equals 1.136 liter and a US quart equals 0.946 liter. Metric unit of volume which equals 61.03 cu. in …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • liter — /lee teuhr/, n. a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water… …   Universalium

  • liter — li•ter [[t]ˈli tər[/t]] n. wam 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 • Etymology: 1800–10; < F litre, back formation from litron an old… …   From formal English to slang

  • liter — noun Etymology: French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight Date: 1797 a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see metric system table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • liter — li·ter || lɪːtÉ™(r) n. metric unit of capacity …   English contemporary dictionary

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