Decilitre

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deciliter \Dec"i*li`ter\, Decilitre \Dec"i*li`tre\, n. [F.
     d['e]cilitre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See
     {Liter}.]
     A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one
     tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid
     ounces.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decilitre
       n : a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter [syn:
           {deciliter}, {dl}]