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==Definitions and equivalencies== === Imperial quart === The imperial quart is equal to one-quarter of an imperial gallon of exactly {{val|4.54609|u=liters}}, i.e. {{val|1.1365225|u=liters}}. In the United Kingdom, goods may be sold by the quart if the equivalent metric measure is also given.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/section/8| title = Weights and Measures Act 1985, Section 8| publisher = [[Government of the United Kingdom]]| access-date = 15 November 2019| archive-date = 18 November 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191118022519/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/72/section/8| url-status = live}}</ref> {| |- |1 imperial quart ||β‘ |align=right|{{sfrac|1|4}}||imperial gallon |- |||β‘ |align=right|2||imperial pints |- |||β‘ |align=right|8||imperial [[Gill (unit)|gills]] |- |||β‘ |align=right|40||imperial fluid ounces |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{val|1.1365225}}||liters<ref name=UK-LEG>{{UK-LEG|path=uksi/1995/1804|title=Units of Measurement Regulations 1995|asmade=yes|access_date=3 May 2011}}</ref>{{efn|This has been the exact conversion since the redefinition of the imperial gallon in 1976 in the UK,<ref name=UK-LEG /> and in 1964 in Canada.}} |- |||β |align=right|69.35486||cubic inches |- |||β |align=right|{{val|0.3002375}}||US gallons |- |||β |align=right|1.20095||US liquid quarts |- |||β |align=right|2.4019||US liquid pints |- |||β |align=right|9.6076||US [[Gill (unit)|gills]] |- |||β |align=right|38.4304||US fluid ounces |- |||β |align=right|{{val|1.0320567}}||US dry quarts |- |||β |align=right|{{val|2.0641135}}||US dry pints |} In [[Canadian French]], by federal law, the imperial quart is called {{lang|fr|[[Pint#Other pints|pinte]]}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/eng/home |title=Measurement Canada |access-date=1 October 2012 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810172405/http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/eng/Home |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=mesures>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/fra/accueil |title=Mesures Canada |access-date=1 October 2012 |archive-date=20 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120070033/http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/mc-mc.nsf/fra/accueil |url-status=live }}</ref> ===US liquid quart=== In the United States, traditional length and volume measures have been legally standardized for commerce by the [[international yard and pound]] agreement of 1959, using the definition of 1 yard being 0.9144 [[meter (unit)|meters]]: from this definition the metric equivalents for inches, feet, miles, area measures, and measures of volume are determined. The US liquid quart is equal to one-quarter of a gallon of exactly 231 [[cubic inches]], i.e. 57.75 cubic inches or {{val|0.946352946|u=liters}}.<ref name="15USC205">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/205- "Authorized tables"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823093359/https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/205 |date=23 August 2020 }}, [[United States Code]], Title 15, ch. 6, subchapter I, sec. 205, accessed 19 July 2008.</ref><ref name=NIST /> {| |-cat |1 US liquid quart ||β‘ |align=right|{{sfrac|1|4}}||US [[gallon]] |- |||β‘ |align=right|2||US liquid [[pint]]s |- |||β‘ |align=right|4||US [[Cup (unit)#United States|cups]] |- |||β‘ |align=right|8||US [[Gill (unit)|gills]] |- |||β‘ |align=right|32||US [[fluid ounce]]s |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{val|0.946352946}}||liters<ref name=NIST>[http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603203340/http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/pdf/sp811.pdf |date=3 June 2016 }}βUS government publication</ref><ref name=l&in>This has been the exact conversion since the 1964 redefinition of the liter and the 1959 redefinition of the inch.</ref> |- |||β‘ |align=right|57.75|| [[cubic inch]]es<ref>One US gallon is defined as exactly 231 cubic inches.</ref> |- |||β |align=right|{{val|0.2081685}}||imperial gallons |- |||β |align=right|{{val|0.8326742}}||imperial quarts |- |||β |align=right|{{val|1.6653484}}||imperial pints |- |||β |align=right|{{val|6.6613935}}||imperial [[Gill (unit)|gills]] |- |||β |align=right|{{val|33.3069674}}||imperial fluid ounces |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{sfrac|92400|107521}}||US dry quart |- |||β‘ |align=right|1{{sfrac|77279|107521}}||US dry pints |- |} === US dry quart === In the United States, the [[dry measure|dry]] quart is equal to {{sfrac|1|32}} of a US bushel of exactly 2150.42 cubic inches, i.e. 67.200625 cubic inches or {{val|1.101220942715|u=liters}}. {| |- |1 US dry quart ||β‘ |align=right|{{sfrac|1|32}}||US [[bushel]] |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{sfrac|1|8}}||US [[peck]] |- |||β‘ |align=right|2||US dry pints |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{val|1.101220942715}}||liters<ref name="NIST"/><ref name="l&in"/> |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{val|67.200625}}||cubic inches |- |||β‘ |align=right|{{sfrac|107521|369600}}||US gallon |- |||β‘ |align=right|1{{sfrac|15121|92400}}||US liquid quarts |- |||β‘ |align=right|2{{sfrac|15121|46200}}||US liquid pints |- |||β‘ |align=right|9{{sfrac|3571|11550}}||US gills |- |||β‘ |align=right|37{{sfrac|1367|5775}}||US fluid ounces |- |||β |align=right|{{val|0.2422347}}||imperial gallons |- |||β |align=right|{{val|0.968939}}||imperial quarts |- |||β |align=right|{{val|1.9378779}}||imperial pints |- |||β |align=right|{{val|7.7515118}}||imperial [[Gill (unit)|gills]] |- |||β |align=right|{{val|38.7575589}}||imperial fluid ounces |- |}
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