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dekaliter

dekaliter

7.3
A unit of volume equal to ten liters
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛkəˌlitər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : decalitro
  • One dekaliter is equal to ten liters.

Examples

  • To prepare the solution, measure out a dekaliter of distilled water.

  • Wine is sometimes sold in bulk in dekaliters across European vineyards.

  • The large container held exactly one dekaliter of water for the experiment.

  • I need a dekaliter of water!

  • For the party, we need a total of five dekaliters of soda.

  • The recipe calls for two dekaliters of olive oil to marinate the vegetables.

  • He filled the tank with a dekaliter of fuel for the generator.

Synonyms

dal
vsdekaliter
  • Specialized
1 9.0

A unit of volume equal to ten liters

refers only to volume not to capacity
decaliter
vsdekaliter
  • Specialized
7.1

A unit of volume in the metric system equal to ten liters

is the same unit but is the other written form

Surface Forms

dekaliter singular
dekaliters plural

Morphology

dekaliter = liter (transparent) = deka + liter + deka

Standard metric prefix 'deka-' meaning ten combined with the unit 'liter' yields 'ten liters' in a straightforward, predictable way.

Etymology

Dekaliter comes from the Greek part deka- meaning 'ten', the same idea you have in decade, and liter, the metric unit for measuring liquid. So, dekaliter simply means 'ten liters', the amount in ten one liter bottles.