fluid ounce

1. 1.

   a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)

   Synonymsfluidounce

   BroaderBritish capacity unit

   Part ofgill

   Partsfluidram
2. 2.

   a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches

   Synonymsfluidounce

   BroaderUnited States liquid unit

   Part ofgill

   Partsfluidram

Questions about fluid ounce

What does fluid ounce mean?

fluid ounce means "a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for fluid ounce?

Close synonyms include fluidounce, fluidounce. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fluid ounce a common word?

fluid ounce is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.