fluid ounce

fluid ounce
(fl oz)
   a traditional unit of liquid volume, called the fluid ounce to avoid confusion with the weight ounce. In the U. S. customary system there are 16 fluid ounces in a pint, so each fluid ounce represents 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters. In the British Imperial system there are 20 fluid ounces in an Imperial pint, so each fluid ounce represents about 1.733 871 cubic inches or 28.413 063 milliliters. A U.S. fluid ounce of water weighs just a bit more than one ounce avoirdupois; a British fluid ounce weighs exactly one ounce at a specified temperature and pressure.

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  • Fluid ounce — Ounce Ounce (ouns), n. [F. once, fr. L. uncia a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. o gkos bulk, mass, atom. Cf. 2d {Inch}, {Oke}.] 1. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 28.35 grams or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fluid ounce — (Flüssigunze) ist eine Maßeinheit des Raums (Flüssigkeit, Apothekermaß), die vor allem in Nordamerika gebräuchlich ist. Das Einheitenzeichen ist Imp.fl.oz. oder US fl.oz. Imperial fluid ounce 1 Imp.fl.oz.  =  8 Imp.fl.dr. =  480… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fluid ounce — n 1) a U.S. unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/16 pint 2) a British unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/20 pint * * * (fl oz) a unit of capacity (liquid measure) of the apothecaries system, in the United States being 8 fluid drams, one sixteenth… …   Medical dictionary

  • fluid ounce — [flo͞o΄id ouns′] a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1/ 4 gill or 1/ 16 pint or 8 fluid drams (29.5734 milliliters): the British and Canadian imperial fluid ounce equals 1/ 20 of an imperial pint or 28.4122 milliliters: abbrev. fl oz …   English World dictionary

  • fluid ounce — fluid ounces N COUNT: num N, oft N of n A fluid ounce is a measurement of liquid. There are twenty fluid ounces in a British pint, and sixteen in an American pint …   English dictionary

  • fluid ounce — noun count a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, equal to .02957 liters. There are 16 fluid ounces in a PINT …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fluid ounce — n written abbreviation fl oz a unit for measuring liquid, equal to 1/20 ↑pint or 0.028 litres in Britain, and 1/16 pint or 0.030 litres in the US …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • fluid ounce — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a unit of capacity equal to one twentieth of a pint (approximately 0.028 litre). 2) (also fluidounce) US a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a US pint (approximately 0.03 litre) …   English terms dictionary

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