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[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. The Winchester measure was made obsolete in the British Empire but remained in use ...
The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup being 250 millilitres.
Traditionally, when describing volumes, recipes commonly give measurements in breakfast cups (8 fluid ounces; named after a cup for drinking tea or coffee while eating breakfast), [29] [30] teacups (5 fluid ounces), [31] and coffee cups (2 1 ⁄ 2 fluid ounces; named after a small cup for after‑dinner coffee served to aid digestion). [32]
Standard Australian bottle size, equal to half of an Imperial gallon. Later rounded off to 2.25 L (79.18 imp fl oz) after metrication. It's rounded down further to 2 L (70.39 imp fl oz) in states with strict drinking laws. bucket (UK) 18.18 L: 4 imp gal: Obsolete measure. pin: 20.46 L: 4.5 imp gal: Sixtel Keg: 19.53 L: 5.16 US gal.-Sixth of a ...
The wine gallon, which some sources relate to the volume occupied by eight medieval merchant pounds of wine, was at one time defined as the volume of a cylinder 6 inches deep and 7 inches in diameter, i.e. 6 in × (3 + 1 / 2 in) 2 × π ≈ 230.907 06 cubic inches.
Because the volume occupies three dimensions, if the metre (m) is chosen as a unit of length, the corresponding unit of volume is the cubic metre (m 3). The cubic metre is also a SI derived unit. [16] Therefore, volume has a unit dimension of L 3. [17] The metric units of volume uses metric prefixes, strictly in powers of ten. When applying ...
The general standard for liquids is 31.5 gal or half a hogshead. The common 55-gallon size of drum for storing and transporting various products and wastes is sometimes confused with a barrel, though it is not a standard measure. In the U.S., single servings of beverages are usually measured in fluid ounces.