liquid measure

American  

[lik-wid mezh-er] / ˈlɪk wɪd ˈmɛʒ ər /

noun

1. 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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liquid measure British  

noun

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

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liquid measure Scientific  

1. A system of units for measuring liquid volume or capacity.

2. Compare dry measure

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Etymology

Origin of liquid measure

First recorded in 1850–55

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• dry measure vs. liquid measure

Example Sentences

The glasses have clear markings that denote a specific metric liquid measure, such as the half-liter for its golden helles, a German-style lager served in a large mug.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2015

Bath, b�th, n. the largest Jewish liquid measure, containing about six gallons.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Mutchkin, much′kin, n. a Scottish liquid measure of four gills, or forming one-fourth of a Scottish pint.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Children love to measure, whether by lineal or liquid measure, or by learning to tell the time or to use a pair of scales.

From The Child under Eight by Murray, E. R. (Elsie Riach)