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US GAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- United States gallon
1, record 1, English, United%20States%20gallon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- US gallon 2, record 1, English, US%20gallon
correct
- U.S. gallon 3, record 1, English, U%2ES%2E%20gallon
correct
- U.S. gal 4, record 1, English, U%2ES%2E%20gal
- American gallon 5, record 1, English, American%20gallon
- wine gallon 6, record 1, English, wine%20gallon
former designation
- Queen Anne's gallon 7, record 1, English, Queen%20Anne%27s%20gallon
former designation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of capacity equal to 231 cubic inches. 8, record 1, English, - United%20States%20gallon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The US gallon is 0.003 785 m³. 9, record 1, English, - United%20States%20gallon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 7, record 1, English, - United%20States%20gallon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- US gal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gallon américain
1, record 1, French, gallon%20am%C3%A9ricain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gallon US 2, record 1, French, gallon%20US
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - gallon%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Gallon américain, équivalant à 3,785 litres. 1, record 1, French, - gallon%20am%C3%A9ricain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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