: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see Metric System Table
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About 10%, or 80,000, of the state’s private wells fail to meet the state drinking water standard of 10 milligrams per liter.—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025 The dust bag in the base station has a 3-liter capacity.—Loz Blain
september 20, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025 The resort runs on 100% green power, has reduced its carbon footprint by 46%, and conserves millions of liters of water annually through advanced recycling and reduction measures.—Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 These measures, combined with hybrid vehicles, allowed the production to avoid over 50,000 liters of fuel.—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liter
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Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
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