fourth+part+of+a+gallon

  • 1quart — 1. A measure of fluid capacity; the fourth part of a gallon; the equivalent of 0.9468 liter. An imperial q. contains about 20% more than the ordinary q., or 1.1359 liters. 2. A dry measure holding a little more than the fluid measure. [L. quartus …

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  • 2Quart — Quart, n. [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See {Quart} a quarter.] 1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. [1913 Webster] Note: In imperial measure, a… …

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  • 3quart — n. Two pints, fourth part of a gallon …

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  • 4quart — A liquid measure, containing one fourth part of a gallon …

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  • 5quart — quart1 /kwawrt/, n. 1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain. 2. a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to …

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  • 6fifth — /fifth/ or, often, /fith/, adj. 1. next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five. 2. being one of five equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than… …

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  • 7quart — (n.) early 14c., one fourth of a gallon, from O.Fr. quarte a fourth part (13c.), from L. quarta (pars), from fem. of quartus fourth, related to quattuor four, from PIE root *kewtwor (see FOUR (Cf. four)) …

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  • 8quart — noun 1》 a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in the US to approximately 0.94 litre.     ↘N. Amer. a unit of dry capacity equivalent to approximately 1.10… …

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  • 9quart — [[t]kwɔrt[/t]] n. 1) wam a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain 2) wam a unit of dry measure of capacity,… …

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  • 10quart — ► NOUN 1) a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in the US to approximately 0.94 litre. 2) N. Amer. a unit of dry capacity equivalent to approximately 1.10… …

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