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).

• 🇵🇹Unidade de volume usada para medir líquidos, com definições diferentes no sistema imperial britânico (cerca de 28,4 mililitros) e no sistema americano (cerca de 29,6 mililitros).

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.

   🇵🇹Onça fluida

   Sinônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Onça líquida

   Sinônimos: fluid ounce