liter Definition
li·ter (lēt′ər)
noun
the basic unit of volume or capacity in the metric system, equal to 33.76 fluid ounces or 1.0567 liquid quarts (0.9081 dry quarts or 61.0237 cubic inches); the volume of one cubic decimeter or one kilogram of water at its maximum density at 4°C: abbrev. l or L
Etymology: Fr litre < litron, obs. unit of measure < ML litra < Gr, a pound
liter Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- wort: They use 150 kg for 42,000 liters of worts.
- water: Example: How many liters of water are drunk in the US per year?
- milk: Their cows, for example, currently produce about five liters of milk per day.
- blood: Spill your path with liters of blood as you blast through hordes of lurking, vicious enemies.
- fluid: Bring another 2 liters of hot fluid on the climb.
- spirit: The produce 4 tons of mash and 8,000 liters of spirit per week.
Converse of object
- produce: UN inspectors believe Iraq may have produced 26,000 liters [ .. .
- hold: The washbacks are new and are 18 feet in diameter and 18 feet deep holding 65,000 liters of worts.
- drink: In Russia, people drink a liter or more of vodka daily for forty or fifty years.
- buy: Why must I be forced to buy an entire liter?
- use: As of 1990, we were using approximately 1,000 liters ( 6.41 barrels ) of oil to produce food off one hectare of land.
- have: Some would rather have a liter or two of soft drinks daily than a much healthier equivalent volume of water.
Adjective modifier
several: This may be due to the accumulation of fluid, since several liters per day of gastrointestinal secretions may be produced.
Modifies a noun
- bottle: Big bottle of water By big, I mean those 6 liter plastic bottles you can get in the supermarket.
- tank: The wing was further stressed to take 340 liter wing-tip tanks in addition to underwing stores.
- engine: Our latest development, a BioPower 2.0 liter turbo engine, will be launched next summer, initially in Sweden.
- water: Depth: 530mm Width: 830mm Height: 200mm £ 225.00 More details Jazz - WC Dual Flush 3 or 6 liter water.
- jug: No, you cannot pour some water into the 9 liter jug and then guess.
- capacity: With a 14 liter capacity, the PELA Pro 14 is the largest on the market.
Preposition: per
minute: Flow rates from 0.5 to 6 liters per minute are available.
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