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• litre capacity — litražas statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Visų cilindrų darbo tūrių suma. atitikmenys: angl. litre capacity vok. Hubrauminhalt, m; Hubvolumen, n rus. литраж, m pranc. cylindrée, f; litrage, f …   Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas

• litre — (US liter) ► 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 litreage noun. ORIGIN French, from Greek litra, a Sicilian …   English terms dictionary

• Litre — One litre is equivalent to this cube Each side is 10 cm 1 litre water = 1 kilogram water (at 4 °C) The litre (or liter  see spelling differences) is a unit of volume equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), to 1,000 cubic centimetres… …   Wikipedia

• litre — [19] Litre goes back to Greek lītrā, a term which denoted a Sicilian monetary unit. This found its way via medieval Latin litrā into French as litron, where it was used for a unit of capacity. By the 18th century it had rather fallen out of use,… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• litre — [19] Litre goes back to Greek lītrā, a term which denoted a Sicilian monetary unit. This found its way via medieval Latin litrā into French as litron, where it was used for a unit of capacity. By the 18th century it had rather fallen out of use,… …   Word origins

• Litre — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• litre — (US liter) (abbrev.: l) 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 litreage li:t(ə)rɪdʒ noun Origin C18: from Fr.,… …   English new terms dictionary

• litre — /ˈlitə / (say leetuh) noun a unit of capacity in the metric system, formerly equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at its maximum density or approx. equal to 1.00028 × 10 3 m3, now exactly equal to 10 3 m3. It is commonly used to express… …  

• litre — n. (US liter) a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1 cubic decimetre (about 1.75 pints). Derivatives: litreage n. Etymology: F f. litron, an obs. measure of… …   Useful english dictionary

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

• litre — /liytar/ A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimetre, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints …   Black's law dictionary