: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see Metric System Table
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Other Chinese manufacturers like CFMoto and QJMotor seem to have not just caught up, but also surpassed Cyclone’s early idea of building liter bikes.—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025 Aim for two to three liters of water daily and include foods with sodium, such as broth, avocado, and nuts and seeds.—Heidi Cope, Health, 25 Dec. 2025 Tomtoc Travel Backpack This backpack has a carrying capacity of 40 liters, which many reviewers claim is enough for a week of travel.—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025 The plant plans to supply 50 million liters of petrol daily to Nigerian consumers between now and February, from a previous daily rate of 45 million liters.—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 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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