| has gloss | eng: * Volumes smaller than 1 litre * 1.0 litre is equal to: ** 10-3 m3 ** 1 cubic decimetre (1 L = 1 dm3). ** Submultiples: *** 1,000 cm³ *** 1,000 millilitres ** Volume of a cube with 100 mm side ** Volume of 1 kilogram of distillated water (at normal temperature (20°C) and 1 atm of pression) ** About 61 cubic inches * 1.0 litres — 8.2 litres: typical range of automobile engine displacements * 1.4 litres: human brain cavity * 3.8 litres: about 1 U.S. gallon * 4.5 litres: about 1 Imperial gallon * 5 litres: approximate volume of human blood * 6 litres: average total volume of the male lungs * 10 litres: 10-2 m³ * Volumes larger than 10 litres |