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Definition of Liquid unit

1. Noun. A unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Liquid Unit

Literary usage of Liquid unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (1858)
"... and is a remnant of the earliest Tibeto-Burman system of which strong traces are found in the Abor group &e The Mon-Anam liquid unit is preserved in the ..."

2. Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Elementary Design by John Pascal Brooks (1911)
"The unit weight of the prism is the actual unit weight which is very different from the liquid unit weight to be computed for the earth behind the prism. ..."

3. Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing ...edited by Henry V. Opperman, Tina G. Butcher edited by Henry V. Opperman, Tina G. Butcher (1995)
"... from the dry pint or quart, the word "liquid" or the abbreviation "liq"should be used in combination with the name or abbreviation of the liquid unit. ..."

4. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1858)
"The liquid, unit confined by old adhesions, is found in the most dependent part of tl cavity, no matter what part of the lung may be inflamed. ..."

5. World Metric Standardization: An Urgent Issue; a Volume of Testimony Urging by World Metric Standardization Council (1922)
"A gallon is not the same in Canada as in the United States, nor is any other liquid unit, nor dry unit. The bushel is not the same in Canada or England as ..."

6. A Text-book on the Elements of Physics: For High Schools and Academies by Alfred Payson Gage (1882)
"... a liquid Unit i^ not -:i! pleasant to handle, by placing the end .;' in the liquid, stopping the end fc, and sucking the air out at the end I till the ..."

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