[F. centilitre: see CENTI- and LITRE.] In the Metric system, a measure of capacity equal to 1/100 of a litre, or ·61028 of a cubic inch.
1801. Dupré, Neolog. Fr. Dict., 42. Centilitre … is the hundredth part of the litre.
1883. Pall Mall Gaz., 31 Oct., 4/1. How many bottles of 70 centilitres capacity can be filled out of 4 hectolitres and 34 litres of wine?
