quart
quarts
A quart is a unit used to measure something liquid, like milk or paint. There are four quarts in a gallon.
A quart of paint may be all you need to spruce up your front door, and your cake recipe might call for a quart of buttermilk. In both cases, you're using the equivalent of four liquid cups or one-fourth of a gallon. The word dates from the 14th century, from a Latin root, quartus, which means "the fourth part."
Definitions of quart
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a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
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United States liquid unit
a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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United States liquid unit
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a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
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synonyms:
dry quart
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United States dry unit
a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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United States dry unit
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a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
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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
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British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
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