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A quart is a unit of measurement for
volume. It is equal to two pints. There are
several different units known as a pint, and so there are accordingly several different quarts.
- US dry measure ("dry quart"):
- equal to two US dry pints
- defined as 1/32 of a US bushel
- equal to 67.2 cubic inches
- equal to 1.101220 litres
In imperial (UK & Canadian) measure a quart is a measure of capacity,
liquid or dry
- Imperial measure:
- equal to two imperial pints
- defined as one quarter of an imperial gallon
- equal to 40 imperial fluid ounces
- equal to 1.1365225 litres exactly
The UK legal definition of the (imperial) quart is 1.1365225 litres precisely in The Units of Measurement Regulations
1995
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19951804_en_2.htm
Reference
Guide
for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) US government publication; includes
US-(liquid)-to-litre & imperial-to-litre conversion
Quart is
also a municipality in Gironès comarca, Girona province, Catalonia, Spain.
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