Litre

4 definitions found

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

  Liter \Li"ter\, Litre \Li"tre\ (l[=e]"t[~e]r; 277), n. [F.
     litre, Gr. li`tra a silver coin.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Litre \Li"tre\ (l[=e]"t[~e]r; 277), n. [F.]
     Same as {Liter}. [Chiefly Brit.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  litre
       n : 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) [syn: {liter}, {l},
            {cubic decimeter}, {cubic decimetre}]

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  LITRE. A French measure of capacity. It is of the size of a decimetre, or 
  one-tenth part of a cubic metre. It is equal to 61.028 cubic inches. Vide 
  Measure.