Liter (definition)

Liter (definition)

(definition) by Webster 1913 (unvotable) (I like it!) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:54:30
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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.

 

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