DECILITRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does decilitre mean? • DECILITRE (noun)
The noun DECILITRE has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
Familiarity information: DECILITRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DECILITRE (noun)
Meaning:
A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
deciliter; decilitre; dl
Hypernyms ("decilitre" is a kind of...):
metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "decilitre"):
centiliter; centilitre; cl (a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter)
Holonyms ("decilitre" is a part of...):
cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre (a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints))
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