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liter, abbr. l, unit of volume in the metric system metric system, system of weights and measures planned in France and adopted there in 1799; it has since been adopted by most of the technologically developed countries of the world.
..... Click the link for more information. , defined since 1964 as equal to 0.001 cubic meters, or 1 cubic decimeter. A cube that has each of its edges equal to 10 centimeters has a volume of 1 liter. The liter is equal to 1.057 liquid quarts, 0.908 dry quarts, and 61.024 cubic inches.
litre (US), liter
1. one cubic decimetre
2. (formerly) the volume occupied by 1 kilogram of pure water at 4?C and 760 millimetres of mercury. This is equivalent to 1.000 028 cubic decimetres or about 1.76 pints
liter [lēd·ər]
(mechanics)
A unit of volume or capacity, equal to 1 decimeter cubed, or 0.001 cubic meter, or 1000 cubic centimeters. Abbreviated l; L.
liter, litre
A metric unit of volume equal to 1/1000 cubic meter; equal to 61.03 cubic inches.
Liter 

the unit of volume and capacity in the metric system of measurement. It is designated by the letter l. According to a decision of the Third General Conference on Weights and Measures (1901) the liter was defined as the volume of 1 kg of pure water at normal atmospheric pressure (105 kilonewtons per sq m, or 760 mm of mercury) and the temperature of greatest water density (4°C); 1 l = 1.000028 cubic decimeters (dm3). The Twelfth General Conference on Weights and Measures (1964) abolished this definition and adopted 1 l = 1 dm3 (precisely). The term “liter” may now be used as a special name for “dm3” in cases that do not express the results of highly precise measurements.
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Investment into the project was less than 10 million litas (2.
Lithuania and IT are synonyms by Tracevskis, Rokas M. / The Baltic Times (Riga, Latvia)
Parliament is due to consider in the coming months a draft law foreseeing compensation to the tune of 128 million litas (37 million euros, 53 million dollars), or a third of the estimated value of confiscated properties.
Lithuania's bitter World War II legacy by AFP / AFP Global Edition
In the second quarter of this year, Lithuanians saved around 38 billion litas (11 billion euros, 15.
EU s green shoots offer little comfort for Lithuania by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)
 
 
 
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