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CENTILITRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does centilitre mean? 

CENTILITRE (noun)
  The noun CENTILITRE has 1 sense:

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

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


 Dictionary entry details 


CENTILITRE (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 ("centilitre" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "centilitre"):

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

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

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


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