litre

n : a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram

of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of

mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints) [syn: {liter}, {l},

{cubic decimeter}, {cubic decimetre}]

lite

(Misspelling of "light", when used to mean

"lightweight") A suffix denoting a scaled-down or crippled

product, often designed to be distributed without charge,

e.g. on a magazine {coverdisk}. An example is {pklite}.

(1995-10-06)