Link Centre Dictionary

liter

li·ter

UK/ˈliː.tə/ US/ˈli.tɚ/ uncommon obsolete us

noun

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a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)

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From the Old French litron. A hoax etymology of the fictional Claude Émile Jean-Baptiste Litre has been reproduced as legitimate.

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