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fluid measure — fluid measure, = apothecaries measure. (Cf. ↑apothecaries measure) … Useful english dictionary
measure — n 1. measurement, mensuration, met age. See measurement(def.1). 2. size, dimensions, proportions, expanse, extent, scope, range, spread, area; magnitude, amplitude, mass, bulk, volume; weight, quantity, capacity; bounds, duration, sum, aggregate; … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Fluid — Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes applied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluid drachm — Fluid Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluid dram — Fluid Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluid ounce — Fluid Flu id, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. [1913 Webster] Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluid balance — is the concept of human homeostasis that the amount of fluid lost from the body is equal to the amount of fluid taken in. Euvolemia is the state of normal body fluid volume.Water is necessary for all life on Earth. Humans can survive for several… … Wikipedia
Fluid ounce — Fluid ounces redirects here. For the band, see Fluid Ounces. A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz. or oz. fl.) is a unit of volume equal to about 28.4 mL in the imperial system or about 29.6 mL in the US system. The fluid ounce is… … Wikipedia
fluid dram — or flu·i·dram flü ə .dram n either of two units of liquid capacity: a) a U.S. unit equal to 1/8 U.S. fluid ounce or 0.226 cubic inch or 3.697 milliliters b) a British unit equal to 1/8 British fluid ounce or 0.2167 cubic inch or 3.5516… … Medical dictionary
fluid ounce — n 1) a U.S. unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/16 pint 2) a British unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/20 pint * * * (fl oz) a unit of capacity (liquid measure) of the apothecaries system, in the United States being 8 fluid drams, one sixteenth… … Medical dictionary
