kiloliter
/'kilou,litə/ Cách viết khác : (kiloliter) /'kilou,litə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1,000 liters: A "kiloliter" is a standard metric measurement for liquid or gas volume, equivalent to one thousand liters or one cubic meter.
Usage
- The word "kiloliter" is used as a countable noun to specify a precise, large volume of a substance, typically liquids like water or fuel, or gases.
- It is commonly used in scientific, industrial, agricultural, and municipal contexts (e.g., water management, chemical production, fuel storage).
Examples
- Noun:
- The reservoir's capacity is 500 kiloliters.
- The factory uses several kiloliters of water in its cooling process each day.
- Fuel is often transported in tankers holding multiple kiloliters.
Advanced Usage
- "kiloliter per hour (kL/h)": A unit of flow rate.
- The pump has a maximum flow rate of 10 kiloliters per hour.
- Used in compound units for specific measurements like "kiloliter-hectare" in agricultural water usage calculations.
Variants and Related Words
- Kilolitre (noun): The British English spelling of "kiloliter". The meaning is identical.
- kL (abbreviation): The standard written abbreviation for kiloliter.
- The invoice listed a delivery of 15 kL of diesel.
Synonyms
- Cubic meter (m³) (noun): A unit of volume equal to one kiloliter. These terms are often used interchangeably in scientific and engineering contexts.
- One cubic meter of water is equivalent to one kiloliter.
Notes on Meaning
- The "kilo-" prefix denotes a factor of one thousand, as in or .
- While "liter" is a unit of volume, "kiloliter" is not typically used in everyday conversation for household volumes; it is a unit for industrial or large-scale measurement.
Noun
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a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
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