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The unit of measurement varies by region: a United States liquid tablespoon is approximately 14.8mL (exactly 1 ⁄ 2 US fluid ounce; about 0.52 imperial fluid ounce), a British tablespoon is approximately 14.2mL (exactly 1 ⁄ 2 imperial fluid ounce; about 0.48 US fluid ounce), an international metric tablespoon is exactly 15mL (about 0.53 ...
2 fl dram or 8 mL [13] 1 ⁄ 4: 2 dessertspoons = 1 tablespoon tablespoon (mouthful) tbsp. or T., rarely tbls. 1 ⁄ 2 fluid ounce or 20 mL [10] most common size: 5 fl dr or 20 mL [17] 4 fluidrachm or 16 mL, [11] or 15 mL [18] (actual range: 12.8–15.6 mL [12]) 1/2 fl oz or 15 mL [13] [15] 1 ⁄ 2: 2 tablespoons = 1 handful handful (fluid ...
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 ≈ ...
A US fluid ounce is 1 / 16 of a US pint (about 1·04 UK fluid ounces or 29.6 mL); a UK fluid ounce is 1 / 20 of a UK pint (about 0·96 US fluid ounce or 28.4 mL). On a larger scale, perhaps for institutional cookery, a UK gallon is 8 UK pints (160 UK fluid ounces; about 1·2 US gallons or 4.546 litres), whereas the US gallon is ...
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.
[a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b], then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (≈277.42 cu in), the imperial gallon is 1.62% smaller than the pre-1824 ale gallon.
An imperial fluid ounce is defined in British law as exactly 28.4130625 millilitres, [15] while a US customary fluid ounce is exactly 29.5735295625 mL, [16] and a US food labelling fluid ounce is 30 mL. [17] The fluid ounce is sometimes referred to simply as an "ounce" in contexts where its use is implicit, such as bartending.
[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). For dosing of medicine and, in places where metric units are used, for cooking purposes, a teaspoonful is defined as 5 ml (about 0·18 imperial fluid ounce or 0·17 US fluid ounce), and standard ...