Liter

A Liter is a unit of measurement of volume.

• It is a standard Imperial metric.
• It is equal to 0.001 cubic meters.
• A Kiloliter is an exponential value of the liter, equal to 1.0 m³.

Description (Specifications)

A liter is a unit of measurement of volume frequently used for equipment and robotic design.

• The common Imperial abbreviation is l or L.

A liter is equal to 1 million (10⁶) cubic millimeters.

• And cube with a volume of 1 liter has dimensions of 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm.

Subdivisions

» The liter (L) is the common base unit of everyday volumetric measure.

» Small volumes are usually rated in milliliters (mL), although centiliters (cL) and deciliters (dL) are employed in some contexts, though less frequently.

» The liter (L) and decaliter (daL or DL) are the most commonly used larger units in everyday mundane contexts.

» Large volumes in commercial and engineering contexts are usually measured in kiloliters (kL).

Designers comfortable with liters use it when designing small devices such as firearms.

History & Background (Dossier)

The liter was first defined as a unit of volume on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. Technologists found the Liter useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.

Common Local Derivations

A number of local variant units based on the liter are in use around Charted Space, many of which are modifications of earlier unit systems that have been maintained, mostly for cultural reasons or tradition:

• Metric Gallon. A volume of 4 liters.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 5.
• David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 7.
• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science