Litre

Litre, the unit of the French measures of capacity, both dry and liquid. It is the volume of a cubic decimetre (see METRE), and contains a kilogramme of water at $39.2^\{\backslash circ\}$ ($4^\{\backslash circ\}$ C.) in a vacuum; it is equal to 0.2200967 British imperial gallon, and is therefore less than a quart—$4\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ litres being roughly equal to a gallon. The litre is subdivided decimally into the decilitre, centilitre, and millilitre (respectively $\backslash frac\{1\}\{10\}$th, $\backslash frac\{1\}\{100\}$th, and $\backslash frac\{1\}\{1000\}$th of a litre). Ten litres make a decalitre; 100, a hectolitre; 1000, a kilolitre. The hectolitre is the common measure for grain, and is equal to 0.3439009 British imperial quarter, or nearly $2\backslash frac\{3\}\{4\}$ imperial bushels.