298:
431:. The most commonly used derived unit is the millilitre, defined as one-thousandth of a litre, and also often referred to by the SI derived unit name "cubic centimetre". It is a commonly used measure, especially in medicine, cooking and automotive engineering. Other units may be found in the table below, where the more often used terms are in bold. However, some authorities advise against some of them; for example, in the United States,
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and solids that can be poured) which are measured by the capacity or size of their container, whereas cubic metres (and derived units) are most commonly used for items measured either by their dimensions or their displacements. The litre is often also used in some calculated measurements, such as
1646:" (literally "twenty-fiver" and "thirty-threer") are the common beer glasses, the corresponding bottles mention 25 cL and 33 cL. Bottles may also be 75 cL or half size at 37.5 cL for "artisanal" brews or 70 cL for wines or spirits. Cans come in 25 cL, 33 cL and 50 cL. Similarly, alcohol
340:. Additionally, the mass–volume relationship of water (as with any fluid) depends on temperature, pressure, purity and isotopic uniformity. In 1964, the definition relating the litre to mass was superseded by the current one. Although the litre is not an SI unit, it is accepted by the
332:(a specific platinum/iridium cylinder) and was intended to be of the same mass as the 1 litre of water referred to above. It was subsequently discovered that the cylinder was around 28 parts per million too large and thus, during this time, a litre was about
1609:
system, apart from prefixes for powers of 1000, use of the "centi" (10), "deci" (10), "deca" (10) and "hecto" (10) prefixes with litres is common. For example, in many
European countries, the hectolitre is the typical unit for production and export volumes of
388:
or megagram). This relationship holds because the gram was originally defined as the mass of 1 mL of water; however, this definition was abandoned in 1799 because the density of water changes with temperature and, very slightly, with pressure.
258:—where it was a unit of weight, not volume—via Late Medieval Latin, and which equalled approximately 0.831 litres. The litre was also used in several subsequent versions of the metric system and is accepted for use with the SI, although not an
383:
when measured at its maximal density, which occurs at about 4 °C. It follows, therefore, that 1000th of a litre, known as one millilitre (1 mL), of water has a mass of about 1 g; 1000 litres of water has a mass of about 1000 kg
435:
advocates using the millilitre or litre instead of the centilitre. There are two international standard symbols for the litre: L and l. In the United States the former is preferred because of the risk that (in some fonts) the letter
1284:
usually include not only the script small ℓ but also four precomposed characters: ㎕, ㎖, ㎗, and ㎘ for the microlitre, millilitre, decilitre and kilolitre to allow correct rendering for vertically written scripts. These have
1276:
publication M33 and Canada in the 1970s. This symbol can still be encountered occasionally in some
English-speaking and European countries like Germany, and its use is ubiquitous in Japan and South Korea.
1493:
conference, the original definition was reverted to, and thus the litre was once again defined in exact relation to the metre, as another name for the cubic decimetre, that is, exactly 1 dm.
250:
88:
1213:
convention that only those unit symbols that abbreviate the name of a person start with a capital letter. In many
English-speaking countries, however, the most common shape of a handwritten
1504:(uppercase letter L) was adopted. It also expressed a preference that in the future only one of these two symbols should be retained, but in 1990 said it was still too early to do so.
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271:
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for its volume relative to an imperial pint is "a litre of water's a pint and three-quarters"; this is very close, as a litre is about 1.76 imperial pints.
1512:
In spoken
English, the symbol "mL" (for millilitre) can be pronounced as "mil". This can potentially cause confusion with some other measurement words such as:
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the responsibility of interpreting or modifying the SI for use in the United States. The
Secretary of Commerce delegated this authority to the Director of the
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is used with prefixes, though whole litres are often written in full (so, "750 ml" on a wine bottle, but often "1 litre" on a juice carton). In 1990, the
392:
It is now known that the density of water also depends on the isotopic ratios of the oxygen and hydrogen atoms in a particular sample. Modern measurements of
1829:
1793:). In the NIST publication, the spellings "meter", "liter" and "deka" are used rather than "metre", "litre" and "deca" as in the original BIPM English text (
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Litre, la mesure de capacité, tant pour les liquides que pour les matières sèches, dont la contenance sera celle du cube de la dixièrne partie du mètre.
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and often found in cookbooks, and restaurant and café menus; centilitres indicate the capacity of drinking glasses and of small bottles. In colloquial
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1427:, due to the gram being defined in 1795 as one cubic centimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice. The original decimetre length was 44.344
309:, which is the volume of a cube 10 centimetres × 10 centimetres × 10 centimetres (1 L ≡ 1 dm ≡ 1000 cm). Hence 1 L ≡ 0.001
329:
2188:[Weights and measures decree dated 18 Germinal, Year 3 (7 April 1795)] (in French). Association Métrodiff. 7 April 1795. Archived from
1907:[Weights and measures decree dated 18 Germinal, Year 3 (7 April 1795)] (in French). Association Métrodiff. 7 April 1795. Archived from
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1991:
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2435:. United States version of the English text of the eighth edition (2006) of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures publication
1931:: the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of the metre, at the temperature of melting ice."
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1248:. In these countries, the symbol L is also used with prefixes, as in mL and μL, instead of the traditional ml and μl used in Europe. In
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1614:(milk, beer, soft drinks, wine, etc.) and for measuring the size of the catch and quotas for fishing boats; decilitres are common in
285:, because the kilogram was originally defined in 1795 as the mass of one cubic decimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice (
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1710:, consumer beverages are labelled almost exclusively using litres and millilitres. An exception is in pathology, where for instance
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2009:
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393:
1924:, le poids absolu d'un volume d'eau pure égal au cube de la centième partie du mètre, et à la température de la glace fondante.
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are often marked in cL in restaurant menus, typically 3 cL (1.06 imp fl oz; 1.01 US fl oz).
1221:; that is, it lacks the upstroke added in many other cultures. Therefore, the digit "1" may easily be confused with the letter
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From 1901 to 1964, the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at maximum density (+3.98 °C) and
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is "litre", a spelling which is shared by most
English-speaking countries. The spelling "liter" is predominantly used in
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are also used. Cubic metres are generally used for non-liquid commodities, such as sand and gravel, or storage space.
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2448:(Special Publication 811). Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
2439:(Special Publication 330). Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other
Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices
344:(the standards body that defines the SI) for use with the SI. CGPM defines the litre and its acceptable symbols.
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2453:"Interpretation of the International System of Units (the Metric System of Measurement) for the United States"
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system. The abbreviation "cc" is still commonly used in many fields, including medical dosage and sizing for
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2211:: unit of capacity for both liquids and solids which will be equivalent to a cube of one tenth of a metre."
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1579:(λ), but this usage is now discouraged. In the medical field the microlitre is sometimes abbreviated as
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Prior to 1979, the symbol ℓ came into common use in some countries; for example, it was recommended by
289:). Subsequent redefinitions of the metre and kilogram mean that this relationship is no longer exact.
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standard was established, common usage eschews prefixes that are not powers of 1000. For example, in
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Turner, J. (Deputy
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology). (16 May 2008).
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composition representative of the average of the world's oceans, show that it has a density of
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now recommends the use of the uppercase letter L, a practice that is also widely followed in
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In countries where the metric system was adopted as the official measuring system after the
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at its point of maximum density (3.984 °C) under one standard atmosphere (101.325
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The NIST Reference on
Constants, Units, and Uncertainty: International System of Units (SI)
1225:. In some computer typefaces, the two characters are barely distinguishable. As a result,
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1995:
1797:, p. iii). The Director of the NIST officially recognized this publication, together with
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This article is about a common unit of volume. For the plant commonly known as litre, see
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Comment s'est appelé cet étalon de mesure avant de s'appeler le litre ? - Le Cadil .
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of today's cubic decimetre. It was against this litre that the kilogram was constructed.
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at the temperature of its maximum density (3.98 °C) under a pressure of 1
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For larger volumes, kilolitres, megalitres, and gigalitres, have been used by the
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for measuring water consumption, reservoir capacities and river flows, although
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conference, the litre was redefined as the space occupied by 1 kg of pure
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2186:"Décret relatif aux poids et aux mesures du 18 germinal an 3 (7 avril 1795)"
1905:"Décret relatif aux poids et aux mesures du 18 germinal an 3 (7 avril 1795)"
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Some SI units of volume to scale and approximate corresponding mass of water
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1988:
The
International System of Units (SI) – Conversion Factors for General Use
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Isotopic composition and temperature per London South Bank University's
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density (kg/L), allowing an easy comparison with the density of water.
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stated that it was too early to choose a single symbol for the litre.
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2119:"The Unicode Standard 12.0 – CJK Compatibility ❰ Range: 3300—33FF ❱"
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The first name of the litre was "cadil"; standards are shown at the
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (11 November 2000).
233:(see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology. (December 2003).
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A cubic foot has an exact volume of 28.316846592 litres.
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The litre, though not an official SI unit, may be used with
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318:
1986:
Kenneth Butcher, Linda Crown, Elizabeth J. Gentry (2006),
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may be measured in micrograms/milligrams per decilitre.
328:. The kilogram was in turn specified as the mass of the
1538:", a Scandinavian unit of length equal to 10 kilometres
229:(m). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of
2445:
Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
2227:(7. ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 114.
1575:
The microlitre (μL) has been known in the past as the
1387:
44:
One litre is equal to the volume of a cubic decimetre.
2071:
Non-SI units accepted for use with the SI by the CIPM
1520:, a unit of length equal to one-thousandth of a metre
1451:
adopted the definition of the litre, with the symbol
2373:"Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement"
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2083:
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2355:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. (2006).
1779:) of the English text of the eighth edition of the
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2337:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (2006).
2091:"Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 2006"
1775:). In 2008, the NIST published the U.S. version (
367:Litres are most commonly used for items (such as
317:; and 1 m (i.e. a cubic metre, which is the
1553:, equal to a millilitre or mL) is a unit of the
1262:International Committee for Weights and Measures
1233:as an alternative symbol for litre in 1979. The
2422:Taylor, B.N. and Thompson, A. (Eds.). (2008a).
1971:"List of physicochemical data concerning water"
1889:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, 2006
2147:"Visite Générale au Musée des arts et métiers"
2018:National Institute of Standards and Technology
1769:National Institute of Standards and Technology
1382:
1238:National Institute of Standards and Technology
1205:Originally, the only symbol for the litre was
2484:
992:Approx. value of 1 litre in non-metric units
8:
1830:International Bureau of Weights and Measures
1824:
1822:
1784:
1763:The Metric Conversion Act of 1985 gives the
268:International Bureau of Weights and Measures
2775:Historical definitions of the SI base units
2008:A. Thompson; B. N. Taylor (4 March 2020) .
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1478:(earlier reference works usually put it at
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1975:NIST Standard Reference Database Number 69
1939:
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248:is derived from an older French unit, the
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2221:Burtis, Carl A.; Bruns, David E. (2014).
1781:Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
321:unit for volume) is exactly 1000 L.
2357:"The International System of Units (SI)"
2339:"The International System of Units (SI)"
2040:"The International System of Units (SI)"
1899:
1897:
1229:(uppercase letter L) was adopted by the
449:
396:, which is pure distilled water with an
2442:Taylor, B.N. and Thompson, A. (2008b).
2437:Le Système International d' Unités (SI)
1818:
1786:Le Système International d' Unités (SI)
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1433:, which was revised in 1798 to 44.3296
816:cubic decametre, 1 million litres
330:International Prototype of the Kilogram
2425:The International System of Units (SI)
1835:The International System of Units (SI)
1470:. This made the litre equal to about
7:
1209:(lowercase letter L), following the
1178:One litre is slightly larger than a
61:Non-SI unit accepted for use with SI
2045:. 2006. p. 124. Archived from
1765:United States Secretary of Commerce
1597:graduations. "ARC" is the maker's (
1500:conference, the alternative symbol
355:unit formerly customarily used for
2295:"Diabetes Blood Sugar Level Chart"
1419:. One litre of liquid water has a
347:A litre is equal in volume to the
14:
2462:UK National Physical Laboratory.
2459:Vol. 73, No. 96, p. 28432-3.
1413:"republican units of measurement"
1274:South African Bureau of Standards
254:, whose name came from Byzantine
98:
2798:
2797:
1998:, NIST Special Publication 1038.
1858:from the original on 4 June 2021
1739:Claude Émile Jean-Baptiste Litre
423:SI prefixes applied to the litre
394:Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water
277:One litre of liquid water has a
38:
2414:Recommending uppercase letter L
2318:Water volumes - how much water?
1561:, which later evolved into the
1437:. This made the original litre
231:10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
2785:System of units of measurement
1973:, density and uncertainty per
1545:", unit of angular measurement
266:(m). The spelling used by the
262:—the SI unit of volume is the
1:
2322:Northern Territory Government
1947:. Ts.nist.gov. Archived from
1841:(8th ed.), p. 124,
1723:Northern Territory Government
1156:≡ 29.5735295625 mL
2839:Cooking weights and measures
1601:) certification of accuracy.
1407:The litre was introduced in
1876:Collins English Dictionary.
1799:Taylor and Thompson (2008b)
1741: – Fictional character
1557:system, which preceded the
1549:The abbreviation "cc" (for
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1109:≡ 28.316846592 L
602:thousand cubic micrometres
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1795:Taylor and Thompson, 2008a
1777:Taylor and Thompson, 2008a
1411:in 1795 as one of the new
1182:and slightly less than an
1142:≡ 28.4130625 mL
1125:≡ 0.016387064 L
1093:≡ 3.785411784 L
1062:≡ 0.473176473 L
1031:≡ 0.946352946 L
994:
938:thousand cubic megametres
878:thousand cubic kilometres
710:hundred cubic centimetres
622:million cubic micrometres
542:thousand cubic nanometres
482:thousand cubic picometres
18:
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2274:"Blood Lead Levels Chart"
2253:Mayo Medical Laboratories
2154:Musée des arts et métiers
1660:units used in the world:
1402:Musée des Arts et Métiers
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1048:≡ 0.56826125 L
991:
958:million cubic megametres
898:million cubic kilometres
772:hundred cubic decimetres
562:million cubic nanometres
502:million cubic picometres
461:
458:
375:One litre of water has a
217:. It is equal to 1 cubic
112:
37:
2739:minute and second of arc
1977:(Retrieved: 2010-04-05).
1392:, Japanese for 'litre'.
1017:≡ 1.1365225 L
2780:2019 revision of the SI
2417:. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
2409:. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
2249:"Units of Measurement"
2207:English translation: "
1927:English translation: "
1785:
1691:
1642:
1636:
1602:
1455:(lowercase letter L).
1423:of almost exactly one
1139:1 imperial fluid ounce
1076:≡ 4.54609 L
985:Non-metric conversions
688:ten cubic centimetres
379:of almost exactly one
302:
281:of almost exactly one
178:
170:
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1589:
1496:In 1979, at the 16th
1489:In 1964, at the 12th
1268:Script l and Unicode
1014:1 imperial quart
1000:Equivalent in litres
752:ten cubic decimetres
351:, an obsolete non-SI
300:
205:, other symbol used:
187:Commonwealth spelling
165:One-litre beer mugs (
164:
2681:Other accepted units
1458:In 1901, at the 3rd
1368:block also includes
240:used the litre as a
236:The original French
2829:Non-SI metric units
2824:Alcohol measurement
2765:Conversion of units
2431:3 June 2016 at the
2383:on 10 December 2011
2359:(on-line browser):
1994:27 May 2010 at the
1951:on 10 December 2011
1783:(BIPM) publication
1415:and defined as one
1280:Fonts covering the
1098:≈ 0.0353146667
1081:≈ 0.2641720523
305:A litre is a cubic
107:... is equal to ...
50:General information
2558:with special names
2163:on 9 November 2013
2115:Unicode Consortium
1692:
1603:
1168:US customary units
462:Equivalent volume
303:
179:
147:
139:
126:
118:
2811:
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2689:astronomical unit
2192:on 17 August 2016
2052:on 14 August 2017
2029:See footnote (b).
1911:on 17 August 2016
1716:blood sugar level
1599:Arc International
1583:on test results.
1567:combustion engine
1525:thousandth of an
1381:corresponding to
1366:CJK Compatibility
1174:Rough conversions
1160:
1159:
1073:1 imperial gallon
1067:≈ 0.21996925
1053:≈ 2.11337641
1036:≈ 1.75975399
1005:≈ 0.87987699
982:
981:
838:cubic hectometre
666:cubic centimetre
644:cubic millimetre
582:cubic micrometre
447:may be confused.
326:standard pressure
223:cubic centimetres
195:American spelling
159:
158:
154:0.264 gallon
95:Conversions
22:Lithraea caustica
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1147:≈ 33.814023
1114:≈ 61.023744
997:Non-metric unit
989:
978:cubic gigametre
918:cubic megametre
858:cubic kilometre
732:cubic decimetre
522:cubic nanometre
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1773:Turner, 2008
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2126:Unicode.org
2056:20 February
1862:16 December
1708:New Zealand
1665: Litre
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1620:Switzerland
1317:SQUARE MU L
1090:1 US gallon
966:quettalitre
470:quectolitre
429:SI prefixes
363:Explanation
357:dry measure
264:cubic metre
244:. The word
221:(dm), 1000
211:metric unit
175:Oktoberfest
85:Named after
56:Unit system
2818:Categories
2508:Base units
2196:8 December
1915:8 December
1813:References
1791:BIPM, 2006
1559:MKS system
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1404:in Paris.
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1028:1 US quart
955:10 Mm
946:ronnalitre
935:10 Mm
926:yottalitre
906:zettalitre
895:10 km
875:10 km
769:10 dm
760:hectolitre
749:10 dm
707:10 cm
685:10 cm
675:centilitre
653:millilitre
631:microlitre
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599:10 μm
570:femtolitre
559:10 nm
539:10 nm
530:zeptolitre
510:yoctolitre
499:10 pm
490:rontolitre
479:10 pm
413: kg/L
349:millistere
293:Definition
177:in Germany
80:L, l
2651:steradian
2566:becquerel
2387:9 October
2347:18 August
2152:. Paris:
1704:Australia
1673:US gallon
1640:" and a "
1612:beverages
1595:fill line
1516:"mm" for
1359:SQUARE KL
1345:SQUARE DL
1331:SQUARE ML
1246:Australia
1162:See also
1133:imperial
1059:1 US pint
1039:imperial
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866:petalitre
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803:megalitre
799:10 L
781:kilolitre
777:10 L
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737:10 L
715:10 L
697:decilitre
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671:10 L
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627:10 L
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487:10 L
467:10 L
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2117:(2019).
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