Litre vs. Pint: What's the Difference?
Litre and Pint Definitions
Litre
Variant of liter.
Pint
A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces (0.473 liter).
Litre
The metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ℓ
You should be able to fill four cups with one litre of water.
Pint
A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/16 peck or 1/2 quart (0.551 liter).
Litre
(informal) A measure of volume equivalent to a litre.
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Pint
A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in dry and liquid measure, equal to 0.568 liter. See Table at measurement.
Litre
Same as Liter.
Pint
A container with a pint capacity.
Litre
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)
Pint
The amount of a substance that can be held in such a container.
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Pint
A unit of volume, equivalent to:
Pint
One eighth of a gallon, specifically:
Pint
(Hungary) 1.696 liters
Pint
(medicine) 12 fluid ounces
Pint
A pint of milk.
Please leave three pints tomorrow, milkman.
Pint
A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
A couple of pints please, barman.
Pint
A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills, - used in liquid and dry measures. See Quart.
Pint
The laughing gull.
Pint
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
Pint
A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
Pint
A United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
