FLUID OUNCE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluid ounce mean? 

• FLUID OUNCE (noun)
  The noun FLUID OUNCE has 2 senses:

1. a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
2. a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches

  Familiarity information: FLUID OUNCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUID OUNCE (noun)

Meaning:

A British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

fluid ounce; fluidounce

Hypernyms ("fluid ounce" is a kind of...):

British capacity unit; Imperial capacity unit (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)

Meronyms (parts of "fluid ounce"):

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters)

Holonyms ("fluid ounce" is a part of...):

gill (a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters)

Meaning:

A United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

fluid ounce; fluidounce

Hypernyms ("fluid ounce" is a kind of...):

United States liquid unit (a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System)

Meronyms (parts of "fluid ounce"):

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)

Holonyms ("fluid ounce" is a part of...):

gill (a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces)