a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1, 000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
[ Syn: litre , l , cubic decimeter , cubic decimetre ]
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1, 000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
[ Syn: litre , l , cubic decimeter , cubic decimetre ]