dl

Questions about dl

What does dl mean?

dl means "a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter".

How many syllables are in dl?

dl has 1 syllable: dl.

What is another word for dl?

Close synonyms include deciliter, decilitre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dl a common word?

dl is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.