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Sack – originally a medieval unit of mass, equal to 26 stone (364 pounds, or about 165 kg). Since a unit of dry volume , equal to 24 imperial gallons (about 109 liters). Schoenus – a unit of area or length
US fluid measures US dry measures Metric measures fluid ounces Imperial fluid ounce (fl oz) ≡ 1 imp fl oz. ≈ 0.960 7599 US fl oz ≡ 0.947 102 083 33 US fl oz (food) ≡ 28.413 0625 mL ≡ 0.028 413 0625 L. US fluid ounce (customary) (fl oz) ≈ 1.040 8427 imp fl oz. ≡ 1 US fl oz ≡ 0.985 784 318 75 US fl oz (food) ≡ 29.573 529 5625 mL
An imperial fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 20 of an imperial pint, 1 ⁄ 160 of an imperial gallon, or exactly 28.4130625 mL. A US customary fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 16 of a US liquid pint, 1 ⁄ 128 of a US gallon, or exactly 29.5735295625 mL, making it about 4.084% larger than the imperial fluid ounce. A US food labeling fluid ounce is exactly 30 mL.
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 ...
The half-liter water bottle (16.9 fl oz) has nearly replaced the 16 ounce size, while 700 mL (23.6 fl oz) and one-liter sizes are also common, though 20 fl oz and 24 fl oz sizes remain popular, particularly in vending machines.
1 US gill ≡ 4 US fluid ounces ≡ 1 / 32 US gallon ≡ 1 / 8 US liquid quart ≡ 1 / 4 US liquid pint ≡ 1 / 2 US cup ≡ 8 US tablespoons ≡ 24 US teaspoons ≡ 32 US fluid drams: ≡ 118.29411825 mL [b] ≈ 4.163 3709 imperial fluid ounces: ≈ 0.026 0211 imperial gallons: ≈ 0.104 0843 imperial quarts ≈ ...
The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London (590 Seven Sisters Road). The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial [1] or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.
Ancient Roman liquid measures Roman unit Equal to Metric Imperial US fluid ligula 1 ⁄ 288 congius 11.4 mL 0.401 fl oz 0.385 fl oz cyathus 1 ⁄ 72 congius 45 mL 1.58 fl oz 1.52 fl oz acetabulum 1 ⁄ 48 congius 68 mL 2.39 fl oz 2.30 fl oz quartarius 1 ⁄ 24 congius 136 mL 4.79 fl oz 4.61 fl oz hemina or cotyla 1 ⁄ 12 congius 273 mL 9.61 fl ...