Symbol l or L. A unit of volume in the metric system regarded as a special name for the cubic decimetre. It was formerly defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C at standard pressure, which is equivalent to 1.000 028 dm3.
Mathematics
A measure of capacity equalling 1000 cm3, abbreviated to ‘l’. Previously, a litre was defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of water at 4°C (the temperature at which water’s density is greatest) at standard atmospheric pressure.
Chemistry
A unit of volume in the metric system regarded as a special name for the cubic decimetre. It was formerly defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C at standard pressure, which is equivalent to 1.000 028 dm3.
Chemical Engineering
An SI unit of volume that occupies one cubic decimetre (1 dm3 = 10−3 m3). It was previously defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions of 4°C and standard pressure, which is equivalent to 1.000 028 dm3.
Biology
Symbol l. A unit of volume in the metric system regarded as a special name for the cubic decimetre. It was formerly defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C at standard pressure, which is equivalent to 1.000 028 dm3.