liter: Meaning and Definition of

li•ter

Pronunciation: (lē'tur), [key]
— n.
  1. a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbr.: l &hasp;
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