decaliter

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A form of decalitre — Ten litres. Symbol: daL

Similar
dekaliterdekalitredecalitredaldkl
OriginEnglish liter ← French déca- ← Late Latin decas →
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Meanings

noundecaliter (plural decaliters)

plural decaliters

  1. USUS spelling of decalitre.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters

Similar
dekaliterdekalitredecalitredaldkl
Broader
metric capacity unit
Also see
daldecalitre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Englishliter
  9. Englishdecaliter

From deca- + liter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

decalitrecalderite
Cite this entry
APA

decaliter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaliter

MLA

“decaliter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaliter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decaliter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decaliter.

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