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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
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
Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).
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.
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).
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
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metric teaspoon In the United Kingdom , subsequent to the adoption of the minim and the creation of the British imperial system of units in the 1820s, a drop is defined as 1 British imperial minim , [ 3 ] the equivalence of 1 / 60 of a British imperial fluid drachm or 1 / 480 of a British imperial fluid ounce .