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Meanings of liquid unit in English

Catalan
unitat de capacitat

A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)

        unitat de capacitat
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        Examples for "liquid measure"
        Examples for "liquid measure"
        1
        You could use apples for fractions, and tin cups for liquid measure.
        Laddie: A True Blue Story
        2
        It's against the law to use liquid measure, you know.
        The Purple Heights
        3
        Let it be remembered, that of liquid measure-
        Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
        4
        I always wondered why two pipes in liquid measure were called a hogshead; now I know; it was on account of their great capacity.
        Memories and Anecdotes
        5
        Children love to measure, whether by lineal or liquid measure, or by learning to tell the time or to use a pair of scales.
        The Child Under Eight
        Usage of liquid unit in English
        1
        The region's most liquid units, the zloty and the forint, each fell 0.1 percent by 0852 GMT.
        Reuters
        2
        Converted into liquid units, that translates to roughly 10 billion litres -enough to give the city a bonus 18-20days respite from day zero.
        The South African
        Translations for liquid unit