megalitre

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noun

A unit of volume equivalent to 1,000,000 litres. Symbol: ML or Ml.

“Holonym: gigalitre”

OriginEnglish litre ← Spanish litre ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) →
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Meanings

nounmegalitre (plural megalitres)

plural megalitres · alternative megaliter

  1. A unit of volume equivalent to 1,000,000 litres. Symbol: ML or Ml.

    Holonym: gigalitre

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    Meronyms: picolitre < nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre < kilolitre

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Spanishlitre
  6. Englishlitre
  7. Englishmegalitre

From mega- + litre.

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Translations

Finnish megalitra
  • megalitra1,000,000 litres
French mégalitre
  • mégalitre1,000,000 litres
Italian megalitro
  • megalitro1,000,000 litres
Spanish megalitro
  • megalitro1,000,000 litres
Thai เมกะลิตร
  • เมกะลิตร1,000,000 litres
Cite this entry
APA

megalitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalitre

MLA

“megalitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalitre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalitre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalitre.

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