Meaning Of The Word Fluid ounce

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fluid ounce
A fluid ounce is a measurement of liquid. There are twenty fluid ounces in a British pint, and sixteen in an American pint.

fluid ounce in American English
a unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄4 gill or 1⁄16 pint or 8 fluid drams (29.5734 milliliters): the British and Canadian imperial fluid ounce equals 1⁄20 of an imperial pint or 28.4122 milliliters
noun: a measure of capacity equal to 1⁄16 pint or 1.8047 cubic inches (29.573 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1⁄20 of an imperial pint, or 1.7339 cubic inches (28.413 milliliters) in Great Britain

fluid ounce in British English
fluid ounce(s)
abbreviation: fluid ounce; fluid ounces
noun: a unit of capacity equal to the volume of one avoirdupois ounce of distilled water at 62° F: there are twenty fluid ounces in an Imperial pint and sixteen in a US pint

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