British (Imperial) Units of Measure

British (Imperial) Units of Measure

British (Imperial) units of measure are referred to in the same terms as in the U.S. system, such as feet and inches and ounces and pounds. British linear measurements are the same as linear measurements in the United States as are the measurement of dry ingredients in pints, quarts, pecks, bushels, and pounds. Liquid measures of volume are different, although the same names are used to describe units of measure such as teaspoons, tablespoons, fluid ounces, gills, cups, pints, quarts, and gallons. The British fluid ounce is equal to 1.04 times the American fluid ounce. The British pint contains 20 British ounces compared to the American pint which contains 16 American ounces. The British quart contains 2 British pints or 40 British ounces as compared to the American quart which contains 2 American pints or 32 American ounces. This means that a British fluid pint equals 20.8 American fluid ounces or 1 pint and 4.8 ounces. A British quart equals 41.6 American fluid ounces or 1 quart and 9.6 ounces.