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In 1824, these units were replaced with a single system based on the imperial gallon. [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 (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.
It is the volume of a cube with each of its three dimensions (length, width, and height) being one inch long which is equivalent to 1 ⁄ 231 of a US gallon. [ 1 ] The cubic inch and the cubic foot are used as units of volume in the United States , although the common SI units of volume, the liter , milliliter , and cubic meter , are also used ...
British imperial measures distinguish between weight and volume. Weight is measured in ounces and pounds (avoirdupois) as in the U.S. Volume is measured in imperial gallons, quarts, pints, fluid ounces, fluid drachms, and minims. The imperial gallon was originally defined as 10 pounds (4.5359 kg) of water in 1824, and refined as exactly 4.54609 ...
1.0 imp bsh (36 L; 8.0 imp gal; 8.3 US dry gal) impbu imp bu imperial gallon: impgal imp gal 4.54609 litres by definition, also 4 imp qt or 8 imp pt or 160 imp fl oz Allows triple output units. See: full list. 1.0 imp gal (4.5 L; 1.2 US gal) impgal l; impgal L; impgal USgal; impgal U.S.gal; impgal USdrygal; impgal U.S.drygal; imperial quart: impqt
imperial barrel: impbbl imp bbl 1.0 imp bbl (160 L; 36 imp gal; 43 US gal) kilderkin: kilderkin (none) 1.0 kilderkin (82 L; 18 imp gal; 22 US gal) : firkin: firkin ...
The British imperial gallon (frequently called simply "gallon") is defined as exactly 4.54609 dm 3 (4.54609 litres). [4] It is used in some Commonwealth countries, and until 1976 was defined as the volume of water at 62 °F (16.67 °C) [ 5 ] [ 6 ] whose mass is 10 pounds (4.5359237 kg).
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 ).
[nb 3] The Queen Anne wine gallon of 231 cubic inches was adopted in 1707, and still serves as the definition of the US gallon. A US tun is thus the volume of a rectangular cuboid with dimensions 36 by 38.5 by 42 inches. When the imperial system was introduced the tun was redefined in the UK and colonies as 210 imperial gallons.