Gal (Noun)
Meaning 1
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The recipe calls for a gal of water to be added to the mixing tank.
- The car's fuel tank can hold about 15 gal of gasoline at maximum capacity.
- According to the label, one serving size is equivalent to 0.25 gal of soda.
- He went to the store to buy a gal of milk to make yogurt at home.
- The instructions require you to use 2 gal of oil to lubricate the engine properly.
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Meaning 3
A unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo).
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.