Liquid-measure Synonyms

A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
Synonyms:
  1. British imperial liquid measure
  2. US liquid measure
  3. liquid unit
  4. gill
  5. cup
  6. pint
  7. quart
  8. gallon {compare dry measure}

Liquid-measure Sentence Examples

  • The word appears in French as pirate for a liquid measure as early as the 13th century.

  • According to Skeat, the origin is to be found in the name for a cask or liquid measure appearing in various forms in several Teutonic languages, in Dutch oxhooft (modern okshoofd), Dan.

  • The litre is the standard liquid measure.

  • The oil should be weighed; don't do this with a liquid measure.