dry measure

/draɪ ˌmɛʒər/

Other forms: dry measures

Definitions of dry measure

1. noun

   a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
   synonyms: dry unit

   types:

   British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit

   a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet

   ardeb

   a unit of dry measure used in Egypt

   epha, ephah

   an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

   United States dry unit

   a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System

   barrel, bbl

   any of various units of capacity

   dry pint, pint

   a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

   dry quart, quart

   a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches

   peck

   a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

   bushel

   a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches

   minim

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters

   drachm, fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters

   fluid ounce, fluidounce

   a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)

   gill

   a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

   pint

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

   quart

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

   Imperial gallon, congius, gallon

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters

   peck

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

   bushel

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks

   firkin

   a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons

   kilderkin

   an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons

   quarter

   a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

   hogshead

   a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages

   chaldron

   a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels

   type of:

   capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit

   a unit of measurement of volume or capacity