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quart

  (kwôrt) pronunciation
n.
  1. (Abbr. qt. or q.)
    1. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).
    2. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/8 peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).
    3. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 U.S. liquid quarts or 1.032 U.S. dry quarts (1.136 liters).
    1. A container having a capacity of one quart.
    2. The contents of such a container.

[Middle English, from Old French quarte, from Latin quārta, feminine of quārtus, fourth.]


 
 

Imperial measure of volume, equal to ¼ imperial gallon or 2 pints (i.e. 1.1  L).

 

[Etymology: ‘quarter’] volume Symbol qt.

BI (Imperial quart) ¼ BI gallon = 1.136 5~ L.

US-C liq ¼ US gallon = 57.75 in3 (0.946 33~ L).

US-C dry (dry quart) 1/32 US bushel = 67.200 625 in3 (1.101 2~ L).

 

One-quarter of a gallon or 2 pints. The Imperial quart is 1136.5 milliliters (1.1365 liters) and the American quart is 946 ml (0.946 liters); abbreviated qt.

 
Unit Conversions: quarts (dry)

To convert from quarts (dry) to:

cu inches, multiply by 67.2.
cu cms, multiply by 946.4.
cu feet, multiply by .03342.
cu inches, multiply by 57.75.
cu meters, multiply by 9.464E-04.
cu yards, multiply by 1.238E-03.
gallons, multiply by .25.
liters, multiply by .9463.

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quarts (dry)


 
Word Tutor: quart
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A measurement of volume containing four cups.

pronunciation A pint can't hold a quart — if it holds a pint, it is doing all that can be expected of it. — Margaret Deland (1857-1945)

Tutor's tip: Another word that sound like "quart" which is a measurement of volume, is "court" which is a playing area for such games as tennis or basketball or a place where trials are held.

 
Wikipedia: quart


A quart is a unit of measurement for volume. It is equal to two pints. There are several different units known as a pint, and so there are accordingly several different quarts.

  • US liquid measure:
    • equal to two US liquid pints
    • equal to four US liquid cups
    • defined as one quarter of a US gallon
    • equal to 32 US fluid ounces
    • equal to 0.946352946 litres
  • US dry measure ("dry quart"):
    • equal to two US dry pints
    • defined as 1/32 of a US bushel
    • equal to 67.2 cubic inches
    • equal to 1.101220 litres

In Imperial and UK measure a quart is a measure of capacity, liquid or dry

  • Imperial measure:
    • equal to two Imperial pints
    • defined as one quarter of an Imperial gallon
    • equal to 40 Imperial fluid ounces
    • equal to 1.1365225 litre exactly

The UK legal definition of the (Imperial) quart is 1.1365225 litres precisely in The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19951804_en_2.htm

Translation notes

When translating to and from French, be aware that although the word quart has the same root, it frequently means something entirely else (the word just means "quarter", after all). In Canada in particular, the quart is the pinte whilst the pint is the chopine.

References

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) US government publication; includes US-(liquid)-to-litre & imperial-to-litre conversion


 
Translations: Translations for: Quart

Dansk (Danish)
n. - (rummål) 1/4 gallon = 1,136 liter, 1,14 liter (UK), 0,9 liter (US)

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwart gallon, fles/pot etc. die kwart gallon houdt, vierde parade (schermen)

Français (French)
n. - litre (GB = 1,136 litres), (US = 0,946 litres)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Quart (Maß), Quartgefäß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουόρτ, τέταρτο του γαλονιού, τέταρτος (στο μπριτζ)
abbr. - τέταρτο

Italiano (Italian)
quarto di gallone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quarto (m), medida de capacidade (0,95 l), quatro cartas do mesmo naipe
abbr. - trimestral

Русский (Russian)
кварта

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuarto de galón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - quart, kvart (fäktn.), kvart, fyra kort i svit (kortsp.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
夸脱

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 夸脫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (카드) 한조의 넉장 연속의 패, 쿼트(약 1.14리터)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クォート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ربع غالون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רבע גלון, קווארט, כלי-קיבול שתכולתו רבע גלון, מידת היבש - 23/1 של בושל‬


 
 

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