liquid measure

[ lik-wid mezh-er ]

/ ˈlɪk wɪd ˈmɛʒ ər /

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noun

the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring liquid commodities, as milk or oil. English system: 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon. Metric system: 1,000 milliliters = 1 liter; 1,000 liters = 1 kiloliter (= 1 cubic meter).

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Origin of liquid measure

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby liquid measure

liquidity event, liquidity preference, liquidity ratio, liquidize, liquidizer, liquid measure, liquid oxygen, liquid paraffin, liquid petrolatum, liquid propellant, liquid protein

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How to use liquid measure in a sentence

Taraji manages to bring an equal measure of truth to the mother in her character.
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But the inability to measure progress in the ISIS campaign is widespread.
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With that, there is no means to consistently measure progress.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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During the height of his disenchantment, he visited his hometown where an old friend gave him some liquid acid.
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Yet if there is a measure of untruth in such pretty flatteries, one needs to be superhuman in order to condemn them harshly.
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(p. 054) At this period it appears that tobacco was used as money, and as the measure of price and value.
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Not only have its fundamental principles been fully vindicated but in most details the working of the measure has been successful.
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The alternate hexameter and pentameter are, for most purposes, a more agreeable measure than the hexameter by itself.
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The early recognition of pictured objects, of which certain animals have a measure, is often strikingly discerning.
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British Dictionary definitions for liquid measure

liquid measure

noun

a unit or system of units for measuring volumes of liquids or their containers

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Scientific definitions for liquid measure

liquid measure

A system of units for measuring liquid volume or capacity. Compare dry measure.

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