CUBIC DECIMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubic decimeter mean? 

• CUBIC DECIMETER (noun)
  The noun CUBIC DECIMETER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

  Familiarity information: CUBIC DECIMETER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUBIC DECIMETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic decimeter; cubic decimetre; l; liter; litre

Hypernyms ("cubic decimeter" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "cubic decimeter"):

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

Holonyms ("cubic decimeter" is a part of...):

dal; decaliter; decalitre; dekaliter; dekalitre; dkl (a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters)

 Context examples 

One liter is equal to cubic decimeter, or one thousandth of cubic meter, or 1000 cubic centimeters, or approximately 61.023 744 cubic inches.

(Liter, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI unit of volume equal to 0.5 cubic decimeter, or 500 cubic centimeters.

(Half Liter, NCI Thesaurus)