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kiloliter

kiloliter

1 5.3
A unit of volume equal to 1,000 liters or about 264 gallons
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪloʊˌliːtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : kilolitro
  • F1 is defined as 1,000 kiloliters of oil equivalent (KLOE) used for power generation, and F2 is yearly expenditures on fuel.

Examples

  • In 1997, the monthly consumption of water by one-third of the city's residents with the lowest income was 22 kiloliters per household per month (kl/hh/month).

    Academic text (2006)

  • The population of the same coastal town would require 227 kiloliters of potable water per day.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The resultant residual liquid (spent wash) exceeds 40 million kiloliters per year.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The large tank can hold up to 5 kiloliters of water for irrigation.

  • The factory reported a usage of 10 kiloliters of cleaning solution each week.

  • To meet the demand, the city needs to supply at least 30 kiloliters of drinking water daily.

Synonyms

cubic meter
vskiloliter
9 2.7

The amount of space inside a cube with sides one meter, equal to 1000 liters

is the same volume but expressed as a thousand litres instead of cube shape

How Much

kiloliter
  • Specialized
1 5.3
liter
  • US
190 1.0
deciliter
  • Specialized
1 5.2
centiliter
  • Specialized
1 4.7
milliliter
  • Specialized
11 2.5
microliter
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Surface Forms

kiloliter singular
kiloliters plural

Morphology

kiloliter = liter (transparent) = kilo + liter + litre

The prefix 'kilo' clearly indicates multiplication by 1,000, making the meaning straightforward for those familiar with metric prefixes.

Etymology

Kiloliter is made of kilo- ('thousand') and liter (a unit of volume), like kilogram or kilometer, so it means 'one thousand liters'.