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Definition of Kiloliter
1. Noun. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters.
Generic synonyms: Metric Capacity Unit
Terms within: Hectoliter, Hectolitre, Hl
Group relationships: Cubic Kilometer, Cubic Kilometre
Definition of Kiloliter
1. n. A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04 imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic inches.
Definition of Kiloliter
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of kilolitre) One thousand liters. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kiloliter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kiloliter
Literary usage of Kiloliter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Weights, Measures, and Specific Gravity ... with Rules and Tables by Oscar Oldberg (1885)
"The Stere, or kiloliter, or Cubic Meter, is equal to 1000 Liters. ... I Stere,
or kiloliter, is equal to 1056-717 wine quarts. ..."
2. A New Complete Arithmetic: Uniting Oral and Written Exercises by Emerson Elbridge White (1883)
"The kiloliter equals a cubic meter. NOTE.—When the three dimensions of a regular
... Name the metric units of capacity from liter to kiloliter. inclusive. ..."
3. Basic Math Skills Grade 4 by Wes Tuttle (2003)
"1 liter ® 1 kiloliter © 1 centiliter © 1 milliliter 9. ... in order from smallest
to largest: kiloliter, liter, milliliter, deciliter, centiliter 10. ..."
4. Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of by James Bates Thomson (1868)
"Since the liter is equal to a cubic decimeter, it follows that the kiloliter (1000
liters) contains a cubic meter: that the deciliter (tho 10th of a liter) ..."
5. A Manual of Weights and Measures ... with Rules and Tables by Oscar Oldberg (1885)
"... is equal to 22O'H7 imperial gallons. l Slf'ic, or kiloliter, is equal to
880-469 imperial quarts. ..."
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