kilolitre

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noun

A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and equal to one cubic metre. Symbol: kL or kl.

“Holonyms: megalitre < gigalitre”

Similar
kilolitercubic metercubic metre
OriginEnglish litre ← Spanish litre →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounkilolitre (plural kilolitres)

plural kilolitres · alternative kiloliter

  1. A unit of volume equivalent to 1000 litres, and equal to one cubic metre. Symbol: kL or kl.

    Holonyms: megalitre < gigalitre

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    Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters

Similar
kilolitercubic metercubic metre
Broader
metric capacity unit
Also see
cubic metre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishkilo-
  2. Spanishlitre
  3. Englishlitre
  4. Englishkilolitre

From kilo- + litre.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese 竏
  • 竏 (qiān)unit of measure
Hungarian kiloliter
  • kiloliterunit of measure
Italian kilolitro
  • kilolitrounit of measure
Portuguese quilolitro
  • quilolitrounit of measure
Spanish kilolitro, quilolitro
  • kilolitrounit of measure
  • quilolitrounit of measure
Thai กิโลลิตร
  • กิโลลิตรunit of measure
Cite this entry
APA

kilolitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilolitre

MLA

“kilolitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilolitre. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilolitre,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilolitre.

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