decilitre

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UK/ˈdɛsɪliːtə(ɹ)/

noun

An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.

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dldeciliter
OriginFrench décilitre →
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Meanings

noundecilitre (plural decilitres)

plural decilitres · alternative deciliter

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.

    When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre.

    2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 66

    Synonyms: dl

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl.

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dl

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter

Similar
deciliterdl
Broader
metric capacity unit
Also see
dl

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdécilitre
  2. Englishdecilitre

From French décilitre, deci- + litre.

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Translations

Catalan decilitre
  • decilitreunit of volume
Chinese Mandarin 分升
  • 分升 (fēnshēng)unit of volume
Czech decilitr
  • decilitrunit of volume
Dutch deciliter
  • deciliterunit of volume
Esperanto decilitro
  • decilitrounit of volume
Estonian detsiliiter
  • detsiliiterunit of volume
Finnish desilitra
  • desilitraunit of volume
French décilitre
  • décilitreunit of volume
German Deziliter
  • Deziliterunit of volume
Hungarian deciliter
  • deciliterunit of volume
Icelandic desilítri
  • desilítriunit of volume
Italian decilitro
  • decilitrounit of volume
Japanese デシリットル
  • デシリットル (desirittoru)unit of volume
Korean 데시리터
  • 데시리터 (desiriteo)unit of volume
Malay desiliter
  • desiliterunit of volume
Polish decylitr
  • decylitrunit of volume
Portuguese decilitro
  • decilitrounit of volume
Russian децили́тр
  • децили́тр (decilítr)unit of volume
Swedish deciliter
  • deciliterunit of volume
Tagalog desilitro
  • desilitrounit of volume
Thai เดซิลิตร
  • เดซิลิตรunit of volume
Cite this entry
APA

decilitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decilitre

MLA

“decilitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decilitre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decilitre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decilitre.

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