liter
pronunciation
How to pronounce liter in British English:
UK [ˈliːtə(r)]
How to pronounce liter in American English:
US [ˈliːtər]
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- Noun:
- 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 76 pints)
Word Origin
- liter (n.)
- 1797, from French litre (1793), from litron, obsolete French measure of capacity for grain, from Medieval Latin litra, from Greek litra "pound," apparently from the same Sicilian Italic source as Latin libra.
Example
- 1. They need 3 kg of pomegranates to make one liter of pomegranate juice .
- 2. A hundred kilometers per liter -- or 239 miles per gallon -- is an impossible figure .
- 3. When the element 's content rose above 2 milligrams per liter or so , the seafood-dining experience turned sour .
- 4. The accidents in june sent 3223 barrels into the sea and seeped a liter or so per day after that .
- 5. The maximal amount of formula recommended per day is 32 ounces ( 1 liter ) .