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Liquid measure   /lˈɪkwəd mˈɛʒər/   Listen
Liquid measure

noun
1.
A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers).  Synonym: liquid unit.





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"Liquid measure" Quotes from Famous Books



... the 2 Chron. iv. 2. 5. by proving that a vessel of oblate spheroidal form—of 30 cubits in the periphery, and 10 cubits in the major axis—would (according to the acknowledged relation of the bath to the cubit) hold exactly 2,000 baths liquid measure, and 3,000 baths when filled and heaped up conically with wheat (as ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 58, December 7, 1850 • Various
... "Liquid measure instead of dry," commented Win in amusement. "After luncheon, Roger, permit me to introduce you to some parts of your arithmetic that you have evidently never examined. ...
— The Spanish Chest • Edna A. Brown


Words linked to "Liquid measure" :   United States liquid unit, capacity unit, liquid unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, mutchkin, displacement unit, Imperial capacity unit, cubic content unit, arroba, oka, volume unit, cubature unit, cubic measure, British capacity unit, bath


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