metric capacity unit
Noun
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A capacity unit defined in metric terms (synset 113637335)
is a type of:
- 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, metric unit - a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
subtypes:- 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, mil, milliliter, millilitre, ml - 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, l, liter, litre - 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 - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
- cubic meter, cubic metre, kiloliter, kilolitre - a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
- cubic kilometer, cubic kilometre - a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge
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