|  liter 
 
 a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions;
 now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints) (Freq. 5)
 • Syn:
 litre, l, cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre
 • Hypernyms:
 metric capacity unit
 • Part Holonyms:
 dekaliter, dekalitre, decaliter, decalitre, dal, dkl
 • Part Meronyms:
 deciliter, decilitre, dl
 
 
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