unit of fluid measure
1fluid measure — noun any unit of volume, or system of such units …
2fluid 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 …
3fluid dram — [flo͞o′i dram΄] a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1/ 8 fluid ounce or 60 minims (3.6967 milliliters): abbrev. fl dr …
4fluid dram — or flu·i·dram flü ə .dram n either of two units of liquid capacity: a) a U.S. unit equal to 1/8 U.S. fluid ounce or 0.226 cubic inch or 3.697 milliliters b) a British unit equal to 1/8 British fluid ounce or 0.2167 cubic inch or 3.5516… …
5fluid 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… …
6Fluid ounce — Fluid ounces redirects here. For the band, see Fluid Ounces. A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz. or oz. fl.) is a unit of volume equal to about 28.4 mL in the imperial system or about 29.6 mL in the US system. The fluid ounce is… …
7fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
8measure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quantity, extent; gauge; standard; amount, allot ment; [legislative] bill; step, course. See measurement, apportionment, degree, rule. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A unit of measurement] Syn. dimension,… …
9fluid dram — noun 1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters • Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid drachm, ↑drachm • Hypernyms: ↑British capacity unit, ↑Imperial capacity unit • Part …
10fluid drachm — noun 1. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters • Syn: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid dram, ↑drachm • Hypernyms: ↑British capacity unit, ↑Imperial capacity unit • Part Holo …
