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liquid measure

liq·uid meas·ure
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lik-wid mezh-er]
    • /ˈlɪk wɪd ˈmɛʒ ər/
    • /ˈlɪkwɪd ˈmeʒə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lik-wid mezh-er]
    • /ˈlɪk wɪd ˈmɛʒ ər/

Definitions of liquid measure words

  • noun liquid measure the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter). 1
  • noun liquid measure units that measure volume of fluids 1
  • noun liquid measure a unit or system of units for measuring volumes of liquids or their containers 0
  • noun liquid measure the measurement of liquids 0
  • noun liquid measure a system of measuring liquids in which 4 gills = 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon 0
  • noun liquid measure (Countable Noun) Any unit of measure for measuring the volume of a liquid. 0
See all 7 definitions of liquid measure

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Origin of liquid measure

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Liquid measure

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Liquid measure

liquid measure popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

liquid measure usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for liquid measure

noun liquid measure

  • cup — A cup is a small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic.
  • gallon — a common unit of capacity in English-speaking countries, equal to four quarts, the U.S. standard gallon being equal to 231 cubic inches (3.7853 liters), and the British imperial gallon to 277.42 cubic inches (4.546 liters). Abbreviation: gal.
  • gill — a male given name.
  • pint — a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
  • quart — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
All 5 Synonyms of liquid measure

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