Home › Words › D › decalitredecalitre/ˈdɛkəlɪtə(ɹ)/decalitre · noun — ten litres. Symbol: daL.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).decalitre is pronounced /ˈdɛkəlɪtə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom French décalitre, equivalent to deca- + litre.nounTen litres. Symbol: daLDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.teralitre 67% match — A unit of volume equivalent to 10¹² litres. Symbol TL vs decalitre →decilitre 65% match — An SI unit of fluid equal to 10⁻¹ liters. Symbol: dl. vs decalitre →decastere 62% match — A measure of capacity equal to ten steres or cubic metres. vs decalitre →hectolitre 62% match — A unit of volume or capacity equivalent to 100 litres. Symbol: hL vs decalitre →decametre 61% match — An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam vs decalitre →exalitre 60% match — A unit of volume equivalent to 10¹⁸ litres. Symbol: El vs decalitre →millistere 58% match — A unit equal to one litre or cubic decimetre vs decalitre →decalumen 58% match — A unit of luminous flux equal to ten lumens. vs decalitre →