liter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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)
    litre; cubic decimeter; l; cubic decimetre.

WordNet

Li"ter, Li"tre noun (Also<
  • Liter
  • Litre
)
Etymology
F. litre, Gr. a silver coin.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913