fluid ounce
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English
Alternative forms
fluidounce (archaic) fl. oz. (abbreviation)
Noun
fluid ounce (plural fluid ounces)
- Any of various units of volume used for liquid measure, all approximately 1.73–1.83 cubic inches or 28.4–30 milliliters.
- (US) A unit of volume equal to one sixteenth of a US pint or approximately 29.6 ml
- (UK) A unit of volume equal to one twentieth of an imperial pint or approximately 28.4 ml