Look up: gallon

1. gallon
   Type: Term Pronunciation: gal′ŏn Definitions: 1. A measure of U.S. liquid capacity containing 4 quarts, 231 in3, or 8.3293 pounds of distilled water at 20°C; it is the equivalent of 3.785412 L. The British imperial gallon contains 277.4194 cu. in.
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2. gallon
   [n] - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters 2. [n] - United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
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3. Gallon
   This unit of volume is defined in the British and American system of units. The US gallon is also know as the Winchester gallon.Note: 1 UK gallon = 1.2 US gallons.Old DefinitionThe Imperial (UK) gallon contains 277.274 in³ of distilled water at the temperature of 62°F, with a barometer s...
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4. gallon
   Gallon (US) is a unit of volume equal to 3.785412 L. Gallon (UK, Imperial) is a unit of volume equal to 4.546090 L.
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5. Gallon
   Gal'lon noun [ OF galon , jalon , Late Latin galo , galona , from galum a liquid measure; confer French jale large bowl. Confer Gill a measure.] A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, f...
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6. gallon
   A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure. ... The standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231 cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at its maximum density, and with the barometer at 30 inches...
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7. gallon
   noun United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
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8. gallon
   congius noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
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9. gallon
   (gal´on) a measure of liquid volume, 4 quarts. A standard gallon (United States) is 3.785 liters or 3785 mL; an imperial gallon (Great Britain) is 4.546 liters or 4546 mL.
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10. Gallon
    • (n.) A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.
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11. gallon
    (from the article `British Imperial System`) ...on the basis of precise definitions of selected existing units. The 1824 act sanctioned a single imperial gallon to replace the wine, ale, and ... The Weights and Measures Act of 1824 sought to clear away some of the medieval tangle. A single gallon was decreed, defined as the volume occup...
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12. gallon
    gallon: see English units of measurement.
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13. Gallon
    The gallon is a unit of capacity measurement equivalent to 4 quarts or 4.546 litres, 8 pints.
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14. gallon
    Imperial liquid or dry measure, equal to 4.546 litres, and subdivided into four quarts or eight pints. The US gallon is equivalent to 3.785 litres
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15. Gallon
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16. Gallon
    The `gallon` is a measure of volume. Historically it has had many different definitions, but there are three definitions in current use. There is the imperial gallon (≈ 4.54 l) which is in unofficial use within the United Kingdom and Ireland and is in semi-official use within...
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17. Gallon
    (Scots) The Scots `gallon` was a Scottish unit of measurement of liquids that was in use from at least 1661, (possibly 15th century), until the mid 19th century. It was approximately three times larger than an Imperial gallon that was adopted in 1824. See also:
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