Definitions for: Hectoliter

[n] a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

Webster (1913) Definition: Hec"to*li`ter, Hectolitre Hec"to*li`tre, n. [F.
hectolitre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. litre a liter.]
A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a
tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 261/2 gallons of wine measure,
or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains
ten decaliters, or about 25/6 Winchester bushels.

Synonyms: hectolitre, hl

See Also: cubic meter, cubic metre, dal, decaliter, decalitre, dekaliter, dekalitre, dkl, kiloliter, kilolitre, metric capacity unit

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