Found 2 items, similar to hectolitre.
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Definition: hectolitre
hectolitre
n : a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
[syn:
hectoliter,
hl]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hectolitre
Hectoliter
\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.