Liter

liter, abbr. l, unit of volume in the metric system, 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.

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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

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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.

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liter, litre

A metric unit of volume equal to 1/1000 cubic meter; equal to 61.03 cubic inches.

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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.