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2. Template:Convert/list of units/volume/imp - Wikipedia

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   Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... imperial gallon: impgal imp gal 1.0 ... impgal U.S.gal l; impgal USdrygal.

3. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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   In 1824, these units were replaced with a single system based on the imperial gallon. [a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b] then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.

4. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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   British imperial measures distinguish between weight and volume. Weight is measured in ounces and pounds (avoirdupois) as in the U.S. Volume is measured in imperial gallons, quarts, pints, fluid ounces, fluid drachms, and minims. The imperial gallon was originally defined as 10 pounds (4.5359 kg) of water in 1824, and refined as exactly 4.54609 ...

5. Cubic inch - Wikipedia

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   It is the volume of a cube with each of its three dimensions (length, width, and height) being one inch long which is equivalent to 1 ⁄ 231 of a US gallon. [ 1 ] The cubic inch and the cubic foot are used as units of volume in the United States , although the common SI units of volume, the liter , milliliter , and cubic meter , are also used ...

6. Gallon - Wikipedia

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   As an imperial fluid ounce is 96.076% of an US fluid ounce, this means that one imperial gallon, quart, pint, cup and gill are all equal to 1.20095 of their US counterparts (i.e. 0.96076 × 20/16 = 1.20095). Historically, a common bottle size for liquor in the US was the "fifth", i.e. one-fifth of a US gallon (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon ...

7. Litre - Wikipedia

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   The litre (Commonwealth spelling) or liter (American spelling) (SI symbols L and l, [1] other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm 3 ), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm 3 ) or 0.001 cubic metres (m 3 ).

8. Imperial and US customary measurement systems - Wikipedia

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   In 1832, in the absence of any direction by Congress, the United States Treasury chose the second smallest gallon, the "Queen Anne gallon" of 231 cubic inches (3.785 litres), to be the official gallon in the United States for fiscal purposes. Sixteen US fluid ounces make a US pint (8 pints equals 1 gallon in both customary and imperial systems).

9. Metrication in Canada - Wikipedia

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   For example, before metrication in Canada, gasoline was sold by the (imperial) gallon (about 4.55 litres). In cross-border transactions with the United States it was often unclear whether values quoted in gallons were referring to United States gallons (3.79 litres) or imperial gallons.