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decilitre

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈdɛsɪliːtə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: metrology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deciliter, dl

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: metric capacity unit

History

Etymology

From French décilitre, deci- + litre.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: decilitre — unit of volume
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分升 (fēnshēng) — unit of volume
  • Czech: decilitr — unit of volume
  • Dutch: deciliter — unit of volume
  • Esperanto: decilitro — unit of volume
  • Estonian: detsiliiter — unit of volume
  • Finnish: desilitra — unit of volume
  • French: décilitre — unit of volume
  • German: Deziliter — unit of volume
  • Hungarian: deciliter — unit of volume
  • Icelandic: desilítri — unit of volume
  • Italian: decilitro — unit of volume
  • Japanese: デシリットル (desirittoru) — unit of volume
  • Korean: 데시리터 (desiriteo) — unit of volume
  • Malay: desiliter — unit of volume
  • Polish: decylitr — unit of volume
  • Portuguese: decilitro — unit of volume
  • Russian: децили́тр (decilítr) — unit of volume
  • Swedish: deciliter — unit of volume
  • Tagalog: desilitro — unit of volume
  • Telugu: డెసీలీటరు (ḍesīlīṭaru) — unit of volume
  • Thai: เดซิลิตร — unit of volume