CUBIC DECIMETRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubic decimetre mean? 

• CUBIC DECIMETRE (noun)
  The noun CUBIC DECIMETRE has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: CUBIC DECIMETRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUBIC DECIMETRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre

Hypernyms ("cubic decimetre" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "cubic decimetre"):

deciliter; decilitre; dl (a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter)

Holonyms ("cubic decimetre" is a part of...):

dal; decaliter; decalitre; dekaliter; dekalitre; dkl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)