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Pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɪ l / JIL, historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint. [19] [20] Gill (Imp.) 5.0 imp fl oz: 142.065 mL: 150 mL: Pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɪ l / JIL, historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint. [19] [20] Tumbler (UK) 6.39 US fl oz: 6.6 imp. oz. 189 ml: 190 mL or 200 mL: A British ...
Wine was measured with units based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches (3.785 L), beer was measured with units based on an ale gallon of 282 cubic inches (4.621 L) and grain was measured with the Winchester measure with a gallon of approximately 268.8 cubic inches (one eighth of a Winchester bushel or 4.405 L). In 1824, these units were ...
Soft drink containers of 1 and 0.5 liters (and more recently 1.25 liter bottles) are increasingly sold alongside 12 fl oz, 16 fl oz, 20 fl oz, and 24 fl oz (355, 473, 591 and 710 mL) sizes. The half-liter water bottle (16.9 fl oz) has nearly replaced the 16 ounce size. 700 mL (23.6 fl oz) and one-liter sizes are also common, though 20 fl oz and ...
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 ).
570 ml 570 ml Based on the imperial pint rounded to a metric value. Royal pint or pinte du roi: 48 French cubic inches ≈ 952 ml Varied by region from 0.95 to over 2 liters. Canadian pinte: Imperial quart ≈ 1136 ml In French only. Scottish pint or joug (obsolete) 2 pints and 19.69 imp fl oz ≈ 1696 ml
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On 7 April 1795, the metric system was formally defined in French law using six units. Three of these are related to volume: the stère (1 m 3) for volume of firewood; the litre (1 dm 3) for volumes of liquid; and the gramme, for mass—defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice. [10]
In Canada, a teaspoon is historically 1 ⁄ 6 imperial fluid ounce (4.74 mL) and a tablespoon is 1 ⁄ 2 imperial fl oz (14.21 mL). In both Britain and Canada, cooking utensils come in 5 mL for teaspoons and 15 mL for tablespoons, hence why it is labelled as that on the chart. The volume measures here are for comparison only.