noun
- Plural of dekaliter; units of volume in the metric system, each equal to 10 liters.
Usage: Also spelled decaliters in U.S. English.; Commonly used in scientific, industrial, and commercial contexts for measuring liquids and bulk materials.
Examples
- The tank holds 50 dekaliters of water.
- The recipe requires 2 dekaliters of milk for the large batch.
- Industrial containers are often measured in dekaliters.
- The wine producer shipped 100 dekaliters to the distributor.
- One dekaliter equals 10 liters or approximately 2.64 gallons.