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The quart is an imperial and US customary unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Since gallons of various sizes have historically been in use, quarts of various sizes have also existed. Three of these quarts remain in current use, all approximately equal to one liter.
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The quart is an imperial and US customary unit of volume equal to a quarter of a gallon. Since gallons of various sizes have historically been in use, quarts of various sizes have also existed. Three of these quarts remain in current use, all approximately equal to one liter.
Definitions
- United States liquid quart
- The US liquid quart is defined as one quarter of a US liquid gallon.
- United States dry quart
- The US dry quart is defined as 1/32 of a US bushel.
- Imperial quart
- The imperial quart, used for both liquid or dry capacity, is defined as one quarter of an Imperial gallon.
Winchester quart
A Winchester quart is an archaic measure, roughly equal to 2 Imperial quarts or 2.25 litres. The 2.5 litre bottles, in which laboratory chemicals are supplied, are sometimes referred to as Winchester quart bottles although they contain slightly more than a traditional Winchester quart.
Maritimer English
In Maritimer English, a quart refers to a quantity of alcohol measuring approximately 750 mL, called a two-six (26 fluid ounces) in the rest of Canada. This is similar in size to the archaic British wine and spirits measure the "reputed quart", which is frac: 3 imperial quart or ~757.7 ml
