fluidounce

A unit of volume used to measure liquids, with different definitions in the British imperial system (approximately 28.4 milliliters) and the United States customary system (approximately 29.6 milliliters).

• 🇫🇷Unité de volume utilisée pour mesurer les liquides, avec des définitions différentes dans le système impérial britannique (environ 28,4 millilitres) et dans le système de mesure américain (environ 29,6 millilitres).

1. British imperial unit of volume C1 formal british

   A unit of capacity in the British imperial system, equal to 8 fluid drams or approximately 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches).

   • The recipe called for one fluidounce of milk.
   • In the UK, a fluidounce is slightly larger than its US counterpart.
   • The pharmacist measured exactly one fluidounce of the solution.

   🇫🇷once liquide britannique

   Synonymes: fluid ounce

2. United States unit of volume C1 formal american

   A unit of capacity in the US customary system, equal to approximately 1.804 cubic inches or about 29.574 milliliters.

   • The US fluidounce is commonly used for measuring liquid ingredients.
   • One US fluidounce is equivalent to about 29.6 milliliters.
   • The bottle contained exactly eight fluidounces of juice.

   🇫🇷once liquide américaine

   Synonymes: fluid ounce