Fluid ounce
Fluid ounce ("liquid ounce ") is a unit of measurement of space (liquid, apothecary measure ) of the Anglo-American system of measurement . A distinction is made between Imperial fluid ounce, an imperial unit of measurement , which has its origin in Great Britain, and United States fluid ounce , a US-American unit of measurement, which is part of the United States customary units . The unit symbol is either Imp.fl.oz. or US fl.oz.
Unless the context is clear, is sometimes only briefly oz written, which in general but a likelihood of confusion with the so abbreviated unit of weight ounce (English ounce produced).
In America z. B. a typical sales size for beer cans or other beverages 12 fl.oz., which corresponds to 0.3549 liters.
Equivalences and conversions
Imperial fluid ounce
| 1 Imp.fl.oz. | = | 8th | Imp.fl.dr. |
| = | 480 | Imp.min. | |
| = | 1.7338715625 | cubic inch | |
| = | 28.4130642624675 | ml (cm³) | |
| 1 imp. Gallon | = | 8th | Imp.pt |
| = | 16 | Imp.cup | |
| = | 32 | Imp.gi. | |
| = | 160 | Imp.fl.oz. | |
| = | 1280 | Imp.fl.dr. | |
| = | 76800 | Imp.min. | |
| = | 277.41945 | cubic inch | |
| = | 4546,0902819948 | ml (cm³) |
1 Imp.fl.oz. = 0.96076 US.fl.oz.
1 pulse min. = 0.96076 US.min.
US customary fluid ounce
| 1 US fl.oz. | = | 8th | US fl.dr. |
| = | 480 | US.min. | |
| = | 1.8046875 | cubic inch | |
| = | 29.5735295625 | ml (cm³) | |
| 1 US.liq. gallon | = | 8th | US.liq.pt |
| = | 16 | US.cup | |
| = | 32 | US.liq.gi. | |
| = | 128 | US.fl.oz. | |
| = | 1024 | US.fl.dr. | |
| = | 61440 | US.min. | |
| = | 231 | cubic inch | |
| = | 3785,411784 | ml (cm³) |
literature
- Erich Robens: The Fluid Ounce . In: Balances, Instruments, Manufacturers, History . Springer, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-642-36447-1 , p. 62 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-642-36447-1 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
Individual evidence
- ↑ z. B. in the example sentence : According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, standard US drink sizes are 12oz of 5% ABV beer, 5oz of 12% ABV wine, 8oz of 7% malt liquor, and 1.5oz of 40% (80 -proof) liquor. in Brittany Smith: The Healthiest Drinks You Can Order at the Bar at www.mensfitness.com ; accessed on October 27, 2016
- ↑ wolframalpha.com
- ↑ Handbook 44 - 2012. (PDF; 6.6 MB) National Institute of Standards and Technology , October 25, 2011, accessed on September 18, 2012 (see there in: Appendix C - General Tables of Units of Measurement).