What is the difference between litre and pint?
litre | pint |
The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L,
(informal) A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.
A unit of volume, equivalent to ? of a gallon or
# in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint ) and
# in the United States approximately
## 473 millilitres for liquids (a US liquid pint ) or
## 551 millilitres for dry goods (a US dry pint ).
# hungarian pint 1,696 liter
(British) A pint of milk.
(euphemistic) A glass of beer, served by the pint.
* 1998 , Kirk Jones, Waking Ned , Tomboy films
As nouns the difference between litre and pint
is that litre is the metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ℓ while pint is a unit of volume, equivalent to ⅛ of a gallon or.litre
English
(wikipedia litre)Alternative forms
* (US ) literNoun
(en noun)- You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.
Usage notes
* The litre is not an SI unit but is accepted for use with SI units. The official SI symbols are the capital or lower-case roman L. The script symbol , while not officially sanctioned, was sometimes used in non-technical contexts to prevent the lower-case roman l from being confused with 1, the number one.External links
* (wikipedia "litre")Anagrams
* * * ----pint
English
(wikipedia pint)Noun
(en noun)- Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman
- Finn: You must have a terrible thirst on you tonight. I've never seen a man drink two pints at the same time.