Imperial Capacity Unit (Noun)
Meaning
A unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The standard imperial capacity unit is the fluid ounce while other units, such as cups, are not officially recognized.
- In the United Kingdom, one imperial capacity unit is defined as one pint of a substance equal to 568 milliliters.
- The use of imperial capacity units is still prevalent in many areas such as cooking, gardening, and in commerce.
- Other imperial capacity units in use today include the barrel, hogshead, the gill, and the cord.
- Before the metric system was adopted, many countries used to utilize their own version of imperial capacity units, including Germany, France, and Spain.