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== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
| − | A liter is a | + | A liter is a unit of measurement of volume frequently used for equipment and robotic design. |
| + | * A Kiloliter is one thousand (10<sup><small>3</small></sup>) [[liter]]s. | ||
| + | * The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''kl''. | ||
| − | Designers comfortable with | + | A Kiloliter is equal to one billion (10<sup><small>9</small></sup>) cubic [[millimeter]]s. |
| + | * a cube with a volume of 1 kiloliter has dimensions of 1 [[meter]] x 1 [[meter]] x 1 [[meter]] (a cubic [[meter]], 1m<sup><small>3</small></sup>). | ||
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| + | Designers comfortable with kiloliters use it when designing [[vehicle]]s and [[starship]]s. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
Revision as of 00:12, 12 February 2019
A Kiloliter is a unit of measurement of volume.
Description (Specifications)
A liter is a unit of measurement of volume frequently used for equipment and robotic design.
A Kiloliter is equal to one billion (109) cubic millimeters.
- a cube with a volume of 1 kiloliter has dimensions of 1 meter x 1 meter x 1 meter (a cubic meter, 1m3).
Designers comfortable with kiloliters use it when designing vehicles and starships.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Kiloiter was first defined as a unit of volume on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. Technologists found the Kiloliter useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
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.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak