DECALITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decaliter mean? 

• DECALITER (noun)
  The noun DECALITER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

  Familiarity information: DECALITER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECALITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

dal; decaliter; decalitre; dekaliter; dekalitre; dkl

Hypernyms ("decaliter" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "decaliter"):

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))

Holonyms ("decaliter" is a part of...):

hectoliter; hectolitre; hl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters)