Noun: fluidounce 'floo-id,awn(t)s
- A United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
"The bartender poured a fluidounce of liquor into the cocktail";
- fluid ounce, fl. oz.
- A British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimetres (1.734 cubic inches)
"The recipe called for two fluidounces of vanilla extract";
- fluid ounce, fl. oz.
Derived forms: fluid ounces, fluidounces
Type of: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, United States liquid unit
Part of: gill
Encyclopedia: Fluidounce