Akademik

fluidounce

n. US a fluid ounce (see OUNCE(1)).

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noun

1. 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)

• Syn: ↑fluid ounce

• Hypernyms: ↑British capacity unit, ↑Imperial capacity unit

• Part Holonyms: ↑gill

• Part Meronyms: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid dram, ↑fluid drachm, ↑drachm

2. a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches

• Syn: ↑fluid ounce

• Hypernyms: ↑United States liquid unit

• Part Holonyms: ↑gill

• Part Meronyms: ↑fluidram, ↑fluid dram, ↑fluid drachm, ↑drachm

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun

: either of two units of liquid capacity:

a. : a United States unit equivalent to 1/16 pint or 1.804 cubic inches

b. : a British unit equivalent to 1/20 pint or 1.7339 cubic inches — see measure table

Useful english dictionary. 2012.