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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 liter
Familiarity information: CENTILITRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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