fluidounce

Thân thiện

A nurse measures a fluidounce of medicine into a small cup.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A United States customary unit of capacity for liquid volume: A fluidounce is a unit of measurement equal to 1/128 of a US gallon, 1/16 of a US pint, or approximately 1.804 cubic inches. It is equivalent to about 29.5735 milliliters.
   • A British imperial unit of capacity for liquid volume: A fluidounce is a unit of measurement equal to 1/160 of an imperial gallon, 1/20 of an imperial pint, or 28.416 cubic centimeters (approximately 1.734 cubic inches). It is equivalent to about 28.4131 milliliters.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The recipe calls for two fluidounces of vanilla extract.
  • In the UK, a standard shot is often 25 milliliters, which is slightly less than one imperial fluidounce.
  • The difference between a US fluidounce and an imperial fluidounce is important for precise scientific measurements.

Advanced Usage

• "fluid ounce" (two-word spelling): The term is commonly spelled as two words, especially in general writing. Both "fluidounce" (as one word) and "fluid ounce" are correct, with the two-word form being more frequent.

  • Please add six fluid ounces of water to the mixture.

• Abbreviation: The standard abbreviation for fluidounce is fl oz (for both US and imperial measurements, though the systems differ).

  • The bottle contains 16 fl oz of liquid.

Variants and Related Words

• Fluid dram (fluidram): A smaller unit of liquid capacity. There are 8 fluid drams in an imperial fluidounce and approximately 7.37 fluid drams in a US fluidounce.
• Pint: A larger unit of liquid capacity. There are 16 US fluidounces in a US liquid pint and 20 imperial fluidounces in an imperial pint.
• Milliliter (ml): A metric unit of volume commonly used in place of fluidounces in most countries outside the United States.

Synonyms

• Liquid ounce: A less common but sometimes used synonym, emphasizing it is a measure of volume for liquids, not weight.
• fl oz: The standard abbreviation.

Notes on Different Meanings

• Fluid Ounce vs. Ounce (oz): It is critical to distinguish a fluidounce (a unit of volume) from a simple ounce (a unit of weight or mass, also abbreviated ). A fluidounce measures how much space a liquid occupies, while an ounce measures its weight. For example, a fluidounce of water weighs approximately 1.04 avoirdupois ounces.
  • This glass holds 8 fluidounces of liquid. (Volume)
  • The package weighs 8 ounces. (Weight)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
2. a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)

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