CENTILITER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centiliter mean? 

• CENTILITER (noun)
  The noun CENTILITER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

  Familiarity information: CENTILITER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTILITER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

centiliter; centilitre; cl

Hypernyms ("centiliter" is a kind of...):

metric capacity unit (a capacity unit defined in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "centiliter"):

cc; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; mil; milliliter; millilitre; ml (a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter)

Holonyms ("centiliter" is a part of...):

deciliter; decilitre; dl (a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter)

 Context examples 

An arbitrary unit of substance content expressed in nanounit(s) per centiliter.

(Nanounit Per Centiliter, NCI Thesaurus)

One centiliter is equivalent to 0.6102 cubic inch, or 0.338 U.S. fluid ounce.

(Centiliter, NCI Thesaurus)