1. a metric unit of capacity equal to 10 liters

Examples

• The large container holds exactly one decaliter of water.
• We need three decaliters of paint for this project.
• The recipe calls for half a decaliter of milk.
• Each barrel contains two decaliters of oil.
• The swimming pool requires fifty decaliters to fill completely.
• Laboratory measurements showed the sample was 1.5 decaliters.