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litre

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for litre.

Editorial note

One litre of water at 4 degrees weights 3% more than 1 litre at 90 degrees, i.e.

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Quick take

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of litre gathered in one view.

noun

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

noun

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noun

(informal) A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for litre.

Example sentences

1

One litre of water at 4 degrees weights 3% more than 1 litre at 90 degrees, i.e.

2

Does this above question mean, calculate volume with the three measurements and convert that from centimeter to litre?

3

It means the volume in excess of 1 litre, since it talks about returning a negative number if it is less than that.

4

Does that mean I want to buy a huge 15 litre tub of industrial detergent?

5

For instance France is barely behind Estonia, and half a dozen other countries are within a litre/year.

6

Same effect as having a CID officer in an unmarked car with a flask and an empty 2.5 litre coke bottle?

7

Nestle in turn sells bottled water for about $1 to $3 per litre...

8

Taking half a litre blood from somebody suffering hypertension obviously solves that problem...

9

Poor test subjects had to drink a litre of 4% beer.

10

Again, we're talking about something which is maybe 5 million becquerels per litre, but if it was only 10,000 becquerels per litre, we could just drink the damn stuff.

11

So for the extremely simple numbers: a kerosine lamp uses about 0.025 - 0.030 litres of fuel per hour, and a litre costs about 60 cents.

12

That's a litre of vodka at 40% ABV every day.

Quote examples

1

But as for non-native English speaker, that " over a litre" part is easy to miss.

2

Something like "return how much the volume goes over a litre".

3

The questioner really meant to say "Return as the volume exceeding a litre." Even saying "over a litre" will probably make anybody familiar with physics wonder just exactly what they are asking.

4

I was very confused, and I would have had to ask many questions to figure out what "the volume over a litre" meant.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use litre in a sentence?

One litre of water at 4 degrees weights 3% more than 1 litre at 90 degrees, i.e.

What does litre mean?

The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.

What part of speech is litre?

litre is commonly used as noun.