a litre measure
1Litre — One litre is equivalent to this cube Each side is 10 cm 1 litre water = 1 kilogram water (at 4 °C) The litre (or liter  see spelling differences) is a unit of volume equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), to 1,000 cubic centimetres… …
2measure */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmeʒə(r)] / US [ˈmeʒər] noun [countable] Word forms measure : singular measure plural measures 1) an action that is intended to achieve or deal with something This is a temporary measure to stop the problem from getting any worse. take… …
3Measure word — This article is about measure words in general. For measure words in Chinese, see Chinese classifier. In linguistics, measure words are words (or morphemes) that are used in combination with a numeral to indicate an amount of some noun. They… …
4Litre — Liter Li ter, Litre Li tre (l[=e] t[ e]r; 277), n. [F. litre, Gr. li tra 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. [1913… …
5litre — noun /ˈliː.tə/ The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ℓ You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water …
6litre — /ˈlitə / (say leetuh) noun a unit of capacity in the metric system, formerly equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at its maximum density or approx. equal to 1.00028 × 10 3 m3, now exactly equal to 10 3 m3. It is commonly used to express… …
7litre — (US liter) (abbrev.: l) noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints). Derivatives litreage li:t(ə)rɪdʒ noun Origin C18: from Fr.,… …
8litre — /liytar/ A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimetre, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints …
9litre — /liytar/ A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimetre, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints …
10litre — n. (US liter) a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1 cubic decimetre (about 1.75 pints). Derivatives: litreage n. Etymology: F f. litron, an obs. measure of… …