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UNITED STATES LIQUID UNIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("United States liquid unit" is a kind of...):
liquid measure; liquid unit (a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "United States liquid unit"):
minim (a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram)
drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)
fluid ounce; fluidounce (a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches)
gill (a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces)
cup (a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces)
pint (a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart)
fifth (a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon)
quart (a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon)
gal; gallon (United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters)
