Liter

(idea) by tzu Mon Aug 28 2000 at 10:28:47
Common definition: The volume of one kilogram of water.

That's however only partially right. 1000cc (cubic centimetres) or one cubic decimeter (equals 0.264172 US gallons) water, as webster says correctly, weighs one kilogram, but only at the temperature of 4° C (39.2º F).

The original definition of a litre (1901) was stated as one kilogram, but this was changed to the current measure of volume.

(Partial info by britannica.com)

also see Litre. The spelling might be an American / British issue, I'm not sure.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:54:30

Li"ter, Li"tre (?), n. [F. litre, Gr. a silver coin.]

A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints.

 

© Webster 1913.

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