PintĪ pint is commonly used to measure beer, even in countries that do not use pints for other measurements. The US quart is about 1.1 liters, and an imperial quart - about 1.14 liters. Gallons are frequently used to measure the fuel. The imperial gallon is about 4.55 liters, and the US liquid gallon is about 3.79 liters. The value of a gallon also varies depending on the geographical region.
A Japanese cup is even smaller, equal to 200 milliliters. Nutrition labels in the US define a cup as 240 milliliters. A metric cup is 250 milliliters, while a US cup is smaller, about 236.6 milliliters. CupĪ cup is an informal measure of volume ranging from about 200 to 250 milliliters. Australian tablespoon is about ⅔ of an ounce, 4 teaspoons, and is standardized to be 20 milliliters. A UK tablespoon is about 17.7 milliliters when the teaspoon is 5.9 milliliters, and 15 when the teaspoon is 5. Therefore, a metric tablespoon is 15 milliliters. Tablespoons in the UK, Canada, Japan, South Africa, and New Zealand are also defined as three teaspoons. US tablespoon is three teaspoons, ½ of an ounce, about 14.7 milliliters, or 1/16 of a US cup. The volume of a tablespoon, commonly abbreviated as tbsp, also varies by geographical region. A milliliter is often used as well it is 1/1000 of a liter or one cubic centimeter. One liter of water at 4℃ is very close in mass to 1 kilogram. It is equal to the volume of a cube with edges 10 centimeters long, yielding:ġ liter = 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm = 1000 cubic centimeters LitersĪ liter is also a common unit in the metric system. Derivatives of a cubic meter such as cubic centimeters are also used. It is defined as the volume of a cube that has edges of one meter in length. The base SI unit for volume is the cubic meter. Therefore, the volume of one- and two-dimensional objects such as points and lines is zero.
While length is a two-dimensional quantity, volume is a three-dimensional one. It could also mean the space inside a container that is available for occupation. Volume is the amount of space that is occupied by a substance or an object.