LITRE


Meaning of LITRE in English

( US liter ) (abbrev.: l )

■ noun a metric unit of capacity, formerly the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (about 1.75 pints).

Derivatives

~age 'li:t(ə)rɪdʒ noun

Origin

C18: from Fr., alt. of litron (an obs. measure of capacity), via med. L. from Gk litra , a Sicilian monetary unit.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.