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Definition of Kilolitre
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 Kilolitre
1. Noun. A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres. Symbol: kl ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kilolitre
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Kilolitre
1. 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. Origin: F. Kilolitre. See Kilogram, and Liter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kilolitre
Literary usage of Kilolitre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practical Teacher by Joseph Hughes (1885)
"1000 cubic decimetres = I cubic metre, and I kilolitre = I cubic metre. ...
(to) The weight of a kilolitre of a liquid of specific gravity 5. ..."
2. Universal Dictionary of Weights and Measures, Ancient and Modern: Reduced to ...by John Henry Alexander by John Henry Alexander (1850)
"The Stere is the cubic metre ; and its content, therefore, is the same as the
capacity of the kilolitre. The terms given are all that are retained in the ..."
3. Democracy and Delivery: Urban Policy in South Africa by Udesh Pillay, Richard Tomlinson, Jacques Du Toit (2007)
"The rationale behind the rising block mechanism is that the cost of water per
kilolitre increases as consumption rises. Figure 12.1 illustrates this. ..."
4. The Metric System, Considered with Reference to Its Introduction Into the by Charles Davies (1871)
"The kilolitre, or store, is the cube constructed on the metre, as an edge.
Hence, the litre is one-thousandth part of the kilolitre. ..."
5. Weights, Measures, and Money, of All Nations (1888)
"Millilitre — 0.002118 " " " In dry measure the kilolitre ... In measuring wood
and coal the kilolitre is known as the stere, ..."
6. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by International Energy Agency (1999)
"GW gigawatt,or 1 watt x 109. kl kilolitre (1 kilolitre = 6.289 barrels).
LNG liquefied natural gas. LPG liquefied petroleum gas; refers to propane, ..."
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