congius
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.8 U.S. gallon (3.2 liters).
Origin of congius
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How to use congius in a sentence
One metreta, a Greek measure, equalled about nine English gallons, and a congius contained about six pints.
De Re Metallica | Georgius Agricolacongius Ripensis tells us, that the same restriction was imposed by the Lacedæmonians on their Helots and all domestic animals.
Curiosities of Medical Experience | J. G. (John Gideon) MillingenThis is furnished with brazen buckets, each holding about a congius.
De Re Metallica | Georgius AgricolaPerhaps "metreta" and "congius" should be swapped in this sentence, but it was left as is.
De Re Metallica | Georgius Agricola
British Dictionary definitions for congius
/ (ˈkɒndʒɪəs) /
pharmacol a unit of liquid measure equal to 1 Imperial gallon
an ancient Roman unit of liquid measure equal to about 0.7 Imperial gallon or 0.84 US gallon
Origin of congius
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