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A teaspoon (tsp.) is a small spoon that can be used to stir a cup of tea or coffee, or as a tool for measuring volume. [1] [2] The size of teaspoons ranges from about 2.5 to 7.3 mL (0.088 to 0.257 imp fl oz; 0.085 to 0.247 US fl oz).
These cutlery spoons are also called a "teaspoon" and "tablespoon", but are not necessarily the same volume as measuring spoons with the same names: Cutlery spoons are not made to standard sizes and may hold 2.5~7.3 ml (50%~146% of 5 ml) for teaspoons [3] and 7~20 ml (47%~133% of 15 ml) for tablespoons. The difference in size can be dangerous ...
Units with respect to the teaspoon as defined and "dram-teaspoon" (defined values in bold) teaspoon dram-teaspoon Unit Abbr. defined in tsp minims ml minims ml Notes Fluid Ounce fl oz, f℥ 6 tsp*/ 8 fl dr 480: 29.57 480: 29.57 Tablespoon Tbsp 3 tsp*/ 4 fl dr 240: 14.79 240: 14.79 1 Tbsp = 3 tsp* Dessertspoon dsp 2 tsp 160 9.858 120 7.393 1 dsp ...
The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup are defined in terms of a fluid ounce as 1 ⁄ 6, 1 ⁄ 2, and 8 fluid ounces respectively. The fluid ounce derives its name originally from being the volume of one ounce avoirdupois of water, [21] but in the US it is defined as 1 ⁄ 128 of a US gallon. Consequently, a fluid ounce of water weighs about 1.041 ...
1 ⁄ 4 tsp [23] 1 ⁄ 32: 2 saltspoons = 1 coffeespoon coffeespoon (barspoon) bsp. [33] 1 ⁄ 2 tsp [23] 1 ⁄ 16: 2 coffeespoons = 1 teaspoon teaspoon (kitchen spoon, splash) tsp. or t. 1 fluid dram or 5 mL [10] most common size: 80 minims or 3 mL [17] 1 fluidrachm or 4 mL, [11] or 3.75 mL [18] (actual range: 4.6–5.5 mL [12]) 1 ⁄ 3 ...
= 20 mL = 1 1 / 3 international metric tablespoons = 2 metric dessert spoons, 1 metric dessert spoon = 10 mL each = 4 metric teaspoons, 1 metric teaspoon = 5 mL each ≈ 5.63 British imperial fluid drachms ≈ 0.7 British imperial fluid ounce ≈ 1.41 UK tablespoons ≈ 2.82 UK dessert spoons: ≈ 4.12 UK teaspoons
Teaspoon — small, suitable for stirring and sipping tea or coffee; standard capacity one third of a tablespoon; a cooking measure of volume; Tablespoon — sometimes used for ice cream and soup; standard capacity of three teaspoons; a cooking measure of volume; M1926 spoon — Army issue with mess kits from 1941 to 2002, volume of two tablespoons
3.696 691 195 3125 ml in the U.S. customary system [5]: C-5, C-12 3.551 632 8125 ml in the British Imperial system [5]: C-7 [18] A teaspoonful has been considered equal to one fluid dram for medical prescriptions. [19] However, by 1876 the teaspoon had grown considerably larger than it was previously, measuring 80–85 minims. [20]