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The reputed quart was a measure equal to two-thirds of an imperial quart (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon), at about 0.7577 liters, which is very close to one US fifth (0.757 liters). The reputed quart was previously recognized as a standard size of wine bottle in the United Kingdom, and is only about 1% larger than the current standard wine ...
≈ 4.128 226 973 95 US dry qt ≈ 1.032 056 743 49 US dry gal. ≡ 4 546.09 mL ≡ 4.546 09 L. US liquid gallon (gal) ≈ 133.227 869 541 imp fl oz ≈ 3.330 696 738 52 imp qt ≈ 0.832 674 184 63 imp gal. ≡ 128 US fl oz ≡ 126.180 3928 US fl oz (food) ≡ 4 US qt ≡ 1 US gal ≡ 231 cu in. ≈ 3.437 468 029 501 US dry qt ≈ 0.859 367 007 ...
In February 2010, the Iranian government implemented an energy price reform by which the energy subsidies were to be removed in five years; the most important price hike was in gasoline, as the price went up from 1000 rials ($0.10 US) to 4000 rials ($0.40 US) per litre, with a ration of 100 litres per month for private passenger cars (later ...
One US fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 16 of a US pint, 1 ⁄ 32 of a US quart, and 1 ⁄ 128 of a US gallon. The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup are defined in terms of a fluid ounce as 1 ⁄ 6, 1 ⁄ 2, and 8 fluid ounces respectively.
(v.) senses orig. US and now common are: to be a candidate in an election (UK also stand); to manage or provide for (a business, a family, etc.); the idioms run scared, run into. More s.v. home run; see wiktionary for additional meanings, a type of cage which is made so that animals (e.g. hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.) can run around in it.
There are four quarts in a gallon, two pints in a quart and 16 US fluid ounces in a US pint, which makes the US fluid ounce equal to 1 / 128 of a US gallon. In order to overcome the effects of expansion and contraction with temperature when using a gallon to specify a quantity of material for purposes of trade, it is common to define ...
The American Twelfth (10 2 ⁄ 3 US oz [315 mL], or 1 ⁄ 12 of a US gallon), American Commercial Pint (12.8 US fl oz [379 mL], or 1 ⁄ 10 of a US gallon) / British Reputed Pint (13 1 ⁄ 3 imp oz [379 mL], or 1 ⁄ 12 an Imperial gallon), and the Canadian "stubby" bottle (12 imp oz [341 mL]) may have been factors.
On 7 April 1795, the metric system was formally defined in French law using six units. Three of these are related to volume: the stère (1 m 3) for volume of firewood; the litre (1 dm 3) for volumes of liquid; and the gramme, for mass—defined as the mass of one cubic centimetre of water at the temperature of melting ice. [10]