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quart
(kwôrt)n.
1. Abbr. qt. or q.
a. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces (0.946 liter).
b. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure, equal to 1/8 peck or 2 pints (1.101 liters).
c. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 1.201 US liquid quarts or 1.032 US dry quarts (1.136 liters). See Table at measurement.
2.
a. A container having a capacity of one quart.
b. The contents of such a container.
[Middle English, from Old French quarte, from Latin quārta, feminine of quārtus, fourth; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]
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quart
(kwɔːt)n
1. (Units) a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts
2. (Units) a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck
[C14: from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth]
quart
n
1. (Card Games) piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit
2. (Fencing) fencing a variant spelling of quarte
[C17: from French quarte fourth]
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quart
(kwɔrt)n.
1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
2. a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).
3. a container holding or capable of holding a quart.
Abbr.: qt. [1275–1325; Middle English < Old French quarte fourth part, quarter < Latin quārta, n. use of feminine of quārtus fourth (in order)]
quart.
1. quarter.
2. quarterly.
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quart
(kwôrt) A unit of volume or capacity used in liquid measure, equal to 1/4 of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter). See Table at measurement.
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quart
(qt) A unit of volume, usually for liquids. 1 qt = 2 fl pt.
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| Noun | 1. |  quart - a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallonUnited States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System pint - a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart |
| 2. | quart - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit - a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet pint - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters congius, Imperial gallon, gallon - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters | |
| 3. |  quart - a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inchesUnited States dry unit - a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System peck - a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches |
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Translations
كوارت: مِكْيال يَسَع رُبْع غالون
kvart
engelsk rummål
kvorta
kvarta
kvart
dörtte bir galon
quart
[kwɔːt] N (gen) → cuarto m de galón (Brit = 1,136 litros; US = 0,946 litros)you're trying to get a quart into a pint pot → está claro que no cabe
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quart
1quart
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
quart
(kwoː(r)t) noun (a unit of liquid measure) one fourth of a gallon (1.136 litres in the UK and 0.946 liters in the US).
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quart
n cuarto (de galón)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.