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metric capacity unit - a capacity unit defined in metric terms | ||
capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit a unit of measurement of volume or capacity | ||
metric unit, metric a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds); "convert all the measurements to metric units"; "it is easier to work in metric" | ||
cubic millimeter, cubic millimetre a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge | ||
cc, cubic centimeter, cubic centimetre, milliliter, millilitre, ml, mil a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter | ||
centiliter, centilitre, cl a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter | ||
deciliter, decilitre, dl a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter | ||
cubic decimeter, cubic decimetre, liter, litre, l 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) | ||
dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters | ||
hectoliter, hectolitre hl | ||
cubic meter, cubic metre, kiloliter, kilolitre a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters |