hectolitre

/'hektouli:tə/ Cách viết khác : (hectoliter) /'hektou,li:tə/

Thân thiện

A farmer measures the hectolitre capacity of a grain silo.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A hectolitre is a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 litres. It is used for measuring larger quantities of liquids or dry goods.

Usage

• The word hectolitre is used as a standard measurement, particularly in contexts like agriculture (e.g., for grain yields), brewing, and industrial production.
• It is a countable noun. The plural form is hectolitres.
• It is often abbreviated as hl or hL.

Examples

• The winery produced over five hundred hectolitres of wine last season.
• The grain silo has a capacity of 1,200 hectolitres.
• Water usage is sometimes measured in hectolitres for municipal billing.

Advanced Usage

• Per hectolitre: Used to express a rate or yield.
  • The brewery aims for a yield of 95 litres of beer per hectolitre of malt.
• In compound measurements:
  • The reservoir's volume is 15.7 cubic hectolitres. (Note: This is a technical, less common usage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hectoliter: The American English spelling of hectolitre.
• Litre (Liter): The base unit; one hectolitre equals 100 litres.
• Decalitre: A metric unit equal to 10 litres.
• Kilolitre: A metric unit equal to 1,000 litres.

Synonyms

• 100 litres: The direct equivalent description.
• 0.1 cubic metre: An equivalent measurement in terms of volume (approximately).

Related Phrases

• Hectolitre per hectare (hl/ha): A common agricultural unit for measuring crop yield, especially for grapes.
  • The vineyard's yield was 65 hectolitres per hectare.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hectoliter
• hl