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Volume & capacity

litreL

A metric unit of volume equal to one cubic decimetre.

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

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 L = 0.001 m³
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Both L and l are accepted symbols; the capital L avoids confusion with the numeral one.
Aliases
liter, liters, litres, l, dm³, cubic decimetre

Same dimension

Related units

cubic metresim³US liquid gallonus customaryUS galUS fluid ounceus customaryfl ozquettalitresi acceptedQLronnalitresi acceptedRLyottalitresi acceptedYLzettalitresi acceptedZLexalitresi acceptedEL

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 L = 0.001 m³

Exact relationship

10 L = 0.01 m³

Exact relationship