Fluid Ounce
General Information
Unit system | US customary units and the British imperial systems |
Unit of | Volume |
Symbol | fl oz |
A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz. or oz. fl., old forms ℥, fl ℥, f℥, ƒ ℥) is a unit of volume (also called capacity) typically used for measuring liquids. Various definitions have been used throughout history, but only two are still in common use: the British Imperial and the United States customary fluid ounce. The fluid ounce is a measure of volume.
An imperial fluid ounce is 1⁄20 of an imperial pint, 1⁄160 of an imperial gallon or approximately 28.41 ml.
A US fluid ounce is 1⁄16 of a US fluid pint and 1⁄128 of a US liquid gallon or approximately 29.57 ml, making it about 4.08% larger than the imperial fluid ounce.
Gallon
General Information
Unit system | US customary units and the British imperial systems |
Unit of | Volume |
Symbol | gal |
The gallon is a unit of measurement for volume and fluid capacity in both the US customary units and the British imperial systems of measurement. There are four quarts in a gallon and eight pints in a gallon, and they have different sizes in different systems.