liquid measure

/ˈlɪkwɪd ˌmɛʒər/

Other forms: liquid measures

Definitions of liquid measure

1. noun

   a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
   synonyms: liquid unit

   types:

   United States liquid unit

   a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System

   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

   arroba

   a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries

   bath

   an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons

   mutchkin

   a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint

   oka

   a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints

   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

   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