Meaning of DECALITER
| Pronunciation: | | 'deku`leetur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters |
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| | Synonyms: | | dal, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl |
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| | See Also: | | cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, hectoliter, hectolitre, hl, l, liter, litre, metric capacity unit | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dec"a*li`ter\, Decalitre \Dec"a*li`tre\, n. [F.
d['e]calitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. litre. See {Liter}.]
A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of
ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is,
2.642 wine gallons.
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