UNITED STATES LIQUID UNIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("United States liquid unit" is a kind of...):

liquid measure; liquid unit (a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "United States liquid unit"):

minim (a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram)

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)

fluid ounce; fluidounce (a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches)

gill (a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces)

cup (a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces)

pint (a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart)

fifth (a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon)

quart (a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon)

gal; gallon (United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters)

barrel; bbl (any of various units of capacity)