Litre
//ˈliː.tɚ// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
"Holonyms: kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre"
- 2 Lithraea caustica, a Chilean tree or bush.
- 3 Alternative form of litter. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
- 4 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) wordnet
- 5 A measure of volume equivalent to a litre. informal
Example
More examples"The inky litre of blueberry juice needed something else to make it taste better, but he could not discern what that something could be."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin lībra. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, livre, and rottol.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish litre.
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