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Volume & capacity

kilolitrekL

Kilo-scaled variant of the litre, exactly kL = 1 base units.

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

Definition record

How this unit is defined

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

Same dimension

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kL = 1 m³

Exact relationship

10 kL = 10 m³

Exact relationship