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Volume & capacity

hectolitrehL

Hecto-scaled variant of the litre, exactly hL = 0.1 base units.

Dimension
volume
Canonical signature
L^3
System
si accepted
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 hL = 0.1 m³
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Both L and l are accepted symbols; the capital L avoids confusion with the numeral one.
Aliases
hecto liter, hecto liters, hecto litres, hecto l, hecto dm³, hecto cubic decimetre

Same dimension

Related units

litresi acceptedLcubic metresim³US liquid gallonus customaryUS galUS fluid ounceus customaryfl ozquettalitresi acceptedQLronnalitresi acceptedRLyottalitresi acceptedYLzettalitresi acceptedZL

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 hL = 0.1 m³

Exact relationship

10 hL = 1 m³

Exact relationship