: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see Metric System Table
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Key Takeaways The best natural way to pass a kidney stone is to drink 3 to 4 liters of water per day.—Md Published, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025 Checked has an 80-liter capacity and can store enough clothes for a trip that’s up to two weeks long.—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025 Their simple, powerful design reportedly delivers record-breaking performance, and reaches 178 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg) and 417 watt-hours per liter (Wh/L) in full pouch cells.—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 The extra half-liter of displacement allowed the mill to bump output up 30 hp to 247 hp, which took nearly a second off its zero-to-60-mph time and upped its top speed to 162 mph.—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liter
Word History
Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
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