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UNITED STATES GALLON [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A unit of capacity equal to 231 cubic inches.

CONT

The US gallon is 0.003 785 m³.

CONT

... adopting metric units, the United States tried to bring its system into closer harmony with the English, from which various deviations had developed; for example, the United States still used "Queen Anne's gallon" of 231 cubic inches, which the British had discarded in 1824.

Key term(s)
  • US gal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Aux U.S.A., c'est l'unité fondamentale de volume, définie comme l'espace occupé par 8,3359 livres d'eau distillée. [...] Ce gallon équivaut à 3,785 dm³ et à 0,833 gallon impérial.

CONT

Gallon américain, équivalant à 3,785 litres.

Spanish

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