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A [[Kiloliter]] is a unit of measurement of volume. | A [[Kiloliter]] is a unit of measurement of volume. | ||
* It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]]. | * It is a standard [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[metric]]. | ||
| − | * It is equal to 1.0 [[ | + | * It is equal to 1.0 cubic [[meter]]s |
== Description ([[Specifications]]) == | == Description ([[Specifications]]) == | ||
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A Kiloliter is equal to one billion (10<sup><small>9</small></sup>) cubic [[millimeter]]s. | 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 [[ | + | * 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>). |
Designers comfortable with kiloliters use it when designing [[vehicle]]s and [[starship]]s. | Designers comfortable with kiloliters use it when designing [[vehicle]]s and [[starship]]s. | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 18 March 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 Kiloliter 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 Far Future Enterprises 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 of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak