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gigalitre

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of volume equivalent to 109 litres (one billion [British billion] liters). Symbol: GL or Gl.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English giga- Spanish litrebor. English litre English gigalitre From giga- + litre.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гигали́тър (gigalítǎr) — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Finnish: gigalitra — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • French: gigalitre — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Galician: xigalitro — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Icelandic: gígalítri — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Spanish: gigalitro — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Swedish: gigaliter — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Thai: กิกะลิตร — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres
  • Thai: จิกะลิตร — one billion (109; 1,000,000,000) litres