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Fluid ounce, the Glossary

Index Fluid ounce

A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz. or oz. fl., old forms ℥, fl ℥, f℥, ƒ ℥) is a unit of volume (also called capacity) typically used for measuring liquids.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Avoirdupois, Baby bottle, Code of Federal Regulations, Cup (unit), Dram (unit), Gallon, Gill (unit), Imperial units, International yard and pound, Liquid, Litre, Mass, Ounce, Pint, Pound (mass), Quart, Troy weight, United States customary units, Volume, Weight, Wine gallon.

  2. Alcohol measurement
  3. Cooking weights and measures

Avoirdupois

Avoirdupois (abbreviated avdp.) is a measurement system of weights that uses pounds and ounces as units. Fluid ounce and Avoirdupois are customary units of measurement in the United States and imperial units.

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Baby bottle

A baby bottle, nursing bottle, or feeding bottle is a bottle with a teat (also called a nipple in the US) attached to it, which creates the ability to drink via suckling.

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Code of Federal Regulations

In the law of the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States.

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Cup (unit)

The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes. Fluid ounce and cup (unit) are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures, customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and units of volume.

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Dram (unit)

The dram (alternative British spelling drachm; apothecary symbol ʒ or ℨ; abbreviated dr) Earlier version first published in New English Dictionary, 1897. Fluid ounce and dram (unit) are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures, customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and units of volume.

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Gallon

The gallon is a unit of volume in British imperial units and United States customary units. Fluid ounce and gallon are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures, customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and units of volume.

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Gill (unit)

The gill or teacup is a unit of measurement for volume equal to a quarter of a pint. Fluid ounce and gill (unit) are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures, customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and units of volume.

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Imperial units

The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 and continued to be developed through a series of Weights and Measures Acts and amendments.

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International yard and pound

The international yard and pound are two units of measurement that were the subject of an agreement among representatives of six nations signed on 1 July 1959: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Liquid

A liquid is a nearly incompressible fluid that conforms to the shape of its container but retains a nearly constant volume independent of pressure.

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Litre

The litre (British English spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metres (m3). A cubic decimetre (or litre) occupies a volume of (see figure) and is thus equal to one-thousandth of a cubic metre. Fluid ounce and litre are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures and units of volume.

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Mass

Mass is an intrinsic property of a body.

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Ounce

The ounce is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the uncia, an Ancient Roman unit of measurement. Fluid ounce and ounce are customary units of measurement in the United States and imperial units.

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Pint

The pint (symbol pt, sometimes abbreviated as p) is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. Fluid ounce and pint are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures, customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and units of volume.

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Pound (mass)

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Fluid ounce and pound (mass) are customary units of measurement in the United States and imperial units.

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Quart

The quart (symbol: qt) is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Fluid ounce and quart are Alcohol measurement, cooking weights and measures, customary units of measurement in the United States, imperial units and units of volume.

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Troy weight

Troy weight is a system of units of mass that originated in 15th-century Kingdom of England and is primarily used in the precious metals industry. Fluid ounce and Troy weight are customary units of measurement in the United States.

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United States customary units

United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories, since being standardized and adopted in 1832. Fluid ounce and United States customary units are customary units of measurement in the United States.

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Volume

Volume is a measure of regions in three-dimensional space.

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Weight

In science and engineering, the weight of an object, is the force acting on the object due to acceleration of gravity.

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Wine gallon

A wine gallon is a unit of capacity that was used routinely in England as far back as the 14th century, and by statute under Queen Anne since 1707. Fluid ounce and wine gallon are units of volume.

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See also

Alcohol measurement

Cooking weights and measures

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_ounce

Also known as Fl oz, Fl. oz, Fl. oz., Fl.oz, Fld oz, Fld. oz., Floz, Floz., Fluid ounces, Fluid oz, Fluidounce, Flurid ounce, Imperial fluid ounce, Liquid ounce, Liquid oz, Oz. fl., US fluid ounces.