quart

1 a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon

2 a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

3 a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches [syn: dry quart]

English

Etymology

From French quart, from Latin quartus, one-fourth.

Pronunciation

• /kwɔː(r)t/
• Rhymes with: -ɔː(r)t

Noun

1. A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

Translations

See also

• you can’t get a quart into a pint pot

French

Pronunciation

• /kaʁ/
• /kaR/

Noun

quart (plural quarts)

1. quarter (fraction)

The quart is an imperial and US customary unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Since gallons of various sizes have historically been in use, quarts of various sizes have also existed. Three of these quarts remain in current use, all approximately equal to one liter.

Definitions

:The US liquid quart is defined as one quarter of a US liquid gallon.

The US dry quart is defined as 1/32 of a US bushel.

The imperial quart, used for both liquid or dry capacity, is defined as one quarter of an imperial gallon.

Winchester quart

A Winchester quart is an archaic measure , roughly equal to 2 Imperial quarts or 2.25 litres. The 2.5 litre bottles, in which laboratory chemicals are supplied, are sometimes referred to as Winchester quart bottles although they contain slightly more than a traditional Winchester quart.

Maritimer English

In Maritimer English, a quart refers to a quantity of alcohol measuring approximately 750 mL, referencing former times, when US units were used, called a two-six in the rest of Canada.

Notes and references

barrel, bushel, cord, cubic foot, cubic meter, cup, decaliter, decastere, deciliter, dkl, drop, dry pint, fifth, finger, gallon, gill, hogshead, jeroboam, jigger, kiloliter, magnum, milliliter, minim, peck, pint, pony, tablespoon, teaspoon, yard