LITER Definition & Meaning

liter

[ lee-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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 at 4°C. : l

liter

/ ˈ��ː��ə /

noun

the US spelling of litre

liter

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The basic unit of liquid volume or capacity in the metric system, equal to 1.06 quart or 2.12 pints.
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The basic unit of dry volume or capacity in the metric system, equal to 0.90 quart or 1.82 pint.
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Origin of liter¹

1800–10; < French litre, back formation from litron an old measure of capacity, derivative (with -on noun suffix) of Medieval Latin litra < Greek ��í�ٰ�� pound

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The surgeon needed 35 minutes of tourniquet time to stop the bleeding while about one liter of blood was lost, the suit states.

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It holds 1.75 liters of water and fits like a dream — hydration on the go has never been this effortless.

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The survey focused on the effect of water with more than 1.5 milligrams of fluoride per liter, more than twice the approved level in the United States.

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The groups pointed out that the study found low IQ associations only at fluoride concentrations more than double those of the current recommendation of 0.7 milligrams per liter.

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Every year, about 350 million liters goes down the drain, costing businesses over A$580 million to dispose of it and wasting some of the resources it takes to make milk.

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