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Conversion table for the pinch and their metric and US customary equivalents 1 pinch An amount of a solid occupying an amount of space that can accommodate 15 minims ( 1 / 4 fluid drachm or 1 / 32 fluid ounce) of liquid 1 / 2 salt spoon or 1 / 4 teaspoon
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 (about 0·088 to 0·257 imperial fluid ounce or 0·085 to 0·247 US fluid ounce).
The U.S. government passed the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, which made the metric system "the preferred system of weights and measures for U.S. trade and commerce". The legislation states that the federal government has a responsibility to assist industry as it voluntarily converts to the metric system, i.e., metrification. This is most ...
Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [ 1 ] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.
See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
1 UK pinch = 1 / 16 UK tablespoon = 1 / 8 UK dessert spoon = 1 / 4 UK teaspoon = 1 / 2 UK salt spoon: ≈ 0·06: US customary tablespoon: ≈ 0·09: US customary dessert spoon
1 Australian metric tablespoon = 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
Today's US teaspoon is equivalent to exactly 4.92892159375 ml, which is also 1 ⁄ 6 US fluid ounces, 1 + 1 ⁄ 3 US fluid drams, [5]: C-18 or 80 US minims. [5]: C-5 C-5 While pharmaceuticals are measured nowadays exclusively in metric units, fluid drams are still used to measure the capacity of pill containers .