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Weights, Measurements,
and Temperatures
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If you need to know how many teaspoons there are in a
tablespoon, how many cups there are in a gallon, or convert metric
to U.S. standard or vice versa, you've come to the right place.
Common measurements and equivalents
| 1/2 teaspoon |
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approximately 30-50 drops* |
| 1 teaspoon |
= |
1/3 tablespoon or approx. 60-100
drops |
| 3 teaspoons |
= |
1 tablespoon |
| 1/2 tablespoon |
= |
11/2 teaspoons |
| 1 tablespoon |
= |
3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid
ounce |
| 2 tablespoons |
= |
1/8 cup or 1 fluid
ounce |
| 3 tablespoons |
= |
1 1/2 fluid ounce or 1
jigger |
| 4 tablespoons |
= |
1/4 cup or 2 fluid
ounces |
| 5 1/3
tablespoons |
= |
1/3 cup or 5 tablespoon + 1
teaspoon |
| 8 tablespoons |
= |
1/2 cup or 4 fluid
ounces |
| 10 2/3
tablespoons |
= |
2/3 cup or 10 tablespoons +
2 teaspoons |
| 12 tablespoons |
= |
3/4 cup or 6 fluid
ounces |
| 16 tablespoons |
= |
1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or
1/2 pint |
| 1/8 cup |
= |
2 tablespoons or 1 fluid
ounce |
| 1/4 cup |
= |
4 tablespoons or 2 fluid
ounce |
| 1/3 cup |
= |
5 tablespoons + 1
teaspoon |
| 1/2 cup |
= |
8 tablespoons or 4 fluid
ounces |
| 2/3 cup |
= |
10 tablespoons + 2
teaspoons |
| 5/8 cup |
= |
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons |
| 3/4 cup |
= |
12 tablespoons or 6 fluid
ounces |
| 7/8 cup |
= |
3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons |
| 1 cup |
= |
16 tablespoons or 1/2 pint
or 8 fluid ounces |
| 2 cups |
= |
32 tablespoons or 16 fluid
ounces |
| 1 pint |
= |
2 cups or 16 fluid
ounces |
| 1 quart |
= |
2 pints or 4 cups or 32
fluid ounces |
| 1 gallon |
= |
4 quarts or 8 pints or 16
cups or 128 fluid ounces |
* NOTE: Older reference books usually report 40 drops
equals 1/2 teaspoon, with newer ones reporting everything
from 30-50 drops.
Atypical cooking measurements and equivalents
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A pinch, a dash or a smidgen, have all historically been a small,
indefinite amount. In recent years however, several companies
have begun selling tiny measuring spoons with the designations
smidgen, pinch and dash. Using these as a guide, the precise
measurements for those terms follows.
SMIDGEN - A smidgen holds 1/2 pinch or 1/32 teaspoon.
PINCH - A pinch holds 1/2 dash or 1/16 teaspoon.
A pinch has historically been defined as "an amount that
can be taken between the thumb and forefinger" but without
any definite equivalent in other units of measurement.
DASH - A dash holds 1/8 teaspoon.
A dash was originally considered a liquid measure, a
small but indefinite amount. More recently the term
has been used as both a liquid and dry measurement.
SMIDGEN = 1/32 teaspoon
2 smidgens = 1 pinch
PINCH = 1/16 teaspoon
2 pinches = 1 dash
DASH = 1/8 teaspoon
8 dashes = 1 teaspoon
NOTE: There is some contention as to just how much a pinch or
dash is. Some contend that they are both equal to 1/16
teaspoon, while others claim a pinch equals 1/16 teaspoon, but
a dash equals 1/8 teaspoon.
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Approximate metric equivalents
| 1/4 teaspoon |
= |
1.23 milliliters |
| 1/2 teaspoon |
= |
2.46 milliliters |
| 3/4 teaspoon |
= |
3.7 milliliters |
| 1 teaspoon |
= |
4.93 milliliters |
| 1 1/4 teaspoons |
= |
6.16 milliliters |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons |
= |
7.39 milliliters |
| 13/4 teaspoons |
= |
8.63 milliliters |
| 2 teaspoons |
= |
9.86 milliliters |
| 1 tablespoon |
= |
14.79 milliliters |
| 2 tablespoons |
= |
29.58 milliliters |
| 1/4 cup |
= |
59.16 milliliters |
| 1/2 cup |
= |
118.3 milliliters |
| 1 cup |
= |
236.59 milliliters |
| 2 cups or 1 pint |
= |
473.18 milliliters |
| 3 cups |
= |
709.77 milliliters |
| 4 cups or 1 quart |
= |
946.36 milliliters |
| 4 quarts or 1 gallon |
= |
3.785 liters |
Converting to Metric
| When This Is
Known |
Multiply It By |
To Get |
| teaspoons |
4.93 |
milliliters |
| tablespoons |
14.79 |
milliliters |
| fluid ounces |
29.57 |
milliliters |
| cups |
236.59 |
milliliters |
| cups |
0.236 |
liters |
| pints |
473.18 |
milliliters |
| pints |
0.473 |
liters |
| quarts |
946.36 |
milliliters |
| quarts |
0.946 |
liters |
| gallons |
3.785 |
liters |
| ounces |
28.35 |
grams |
| pounds |
0.454 |
kilograms |
| inches |
2.54 |
centimeters |
| Fahrenheit |
subtract 32,
multiply by 5
and divide by 9 |
Celsius (Centigrade) |
Converting from Metric
| When This Is
Known |
Divide It By |
To Get |
| milliliters |
4.93 |
teaspoons |
| milliliters |
14.79 |
tablespoons |
| milliliters |
29.57 |
fluid ounces |
| milliliters |
236.59 |
cups |
| liters |
0.236 |
cups |
| milliliters |
473.18 |
pints |
| liters |
0.473 |
pints |
| milliliters |
946.36 |
quarts |
| liters |
0.946 |
quarts |
| liters |
3.785 |
gallons |
| grams |
28.35 |
ounces |
| kilograms |
0.454 |
pounds |
| centimeters |
2.54 |
inches |
| Celsius (Centigrade) |
multiply by 9
divide by 5
and add 32 |
Fahrenheit |
Lengths of Measurement
| 1 cable's length |
120 fathoms
720 feet
219.456 meters |
| 1 centimeter |
0.3937 inch |
1 chain (Gunter's or
surveyor's) |
66 feet
20.1168 meters |
| 1 decimeter |
3.937 inches |
| 1 dekameter |
32.808 feet |
| 1 fathom |
6 feet
1.8288 meters |
| 1 foot |
0.3048 meter |
| 1 furlong |
10 chains (surveyor's)
660 feet
220 yards
1/8 statute mile
201.168 meters |
| 1 inch |
2.54 centimeters |
| 1 kilometer |
0.621 mile |
| 1 league (land) |
3 statute miles
4.828 kilometers |
1 link (Gunter's or
surveyor's) |
7.92 inches
0.201 168 meter |
| 1 meter |
39.37 inches
1.094 yards |
| 1 micrometer |
0.001 millimeter
0.000 039 37 inch |
| 1 mil |
0.001 inch
0.025 4 millimeter |
1 mile (statute or
land) |
5,280 feet
1.609 kilometers |
1 mile (nautical
international) |
1.852 kilometers
1.151 statute miles
0.999 U.S. nautical miles |
| 1 millimeter |
0.03937 inch |
| 1 nanometer |
0.001 micrometer or
0.000 000 039 37 inch |
| 1 point (typography) |
0.013 837 inch
1/72 inch (approximately)
0.351 millimeter |
| 1 rod, pole, or perch |
161/2 feet
5.0292 meters |
| 1 yard |
0.9144 meter |
Areas or Surfaces
| 1 acre |
43,560 square feet
4,840 square yards
0.405 hectare |
| 1 are |
119.599 square yards
100 square meters
0.025 acre |
| 1 hectare |
2.471 acres |
| 1 square centimeter |
0.155 square inch |
| 1 square decimeter |
15.5 square inches |
| 1 square foot |
929.030 square centimeters |
| 1 square inch |
6.4516 square centimeters |
| 1 square kilometer |
0.386 square mile
247.105 acres |
| 1 square meter |
1.196 square yards
10.764 square feet |
| 1 square mile |
258.999 hectares |
| 1 square millimeter |
0.002 square inch |
| 1 square rod, square pole or
square perch |
25.293 square meters |
| 1 square yard |
0.836 square meters |
Capacities or Volumes
| 1 barrel, liquid |
31 to 42 gallons |
| 1 barrel, standard for fruits,
vegetables, and other dry commodities except cranberries |
7,056 cubic inches
105 dry quarts
3.281 bushels, struck measure |
| 1 barrel, standard,
cranberry |
5,826 cubic inches
2.709 bushels, struck measure |
| 1 bushel (U.S.) struck
measure |
2,150.42 cubic inches
35.238 liters |
| 1 bushel, heaped (U.S.) |
2,747.715 cubic inches
1.278 bushels, struck measure |
| 1 cord (firewood) |
128 cubic feet |
| 1 cubic centimeter |
0.061 cubic inch |
| 1 cubic decimeter |
61.024 cubic inches |
| 1 cubic foot |
7.481 gallons
28.316 cubic decimeters |
| 1 cubic inch |
0.554 fluid ounce
4.433 fluid drams
16.387 cubic centimeters |
| 1 cubic meter |
1.308 cubic yards |
| 1 cubic yard |
0.765 cubic meter |
| 1 cup, measuring |
8 fluid ounces
1/2 liquid pint |
| 1 dram, fluid or liquid
(U.S.) |
1/8 fluid ounces
0.226 cubic inch
3.697 milliliters
1.041 British fluid drachms |
| 1 dekaliter |
2.642 gallons
1.135 pecks |
| 1 gallon (U.S.) |
231 cubic inches
3.785 liters
0.833 British gallon
128 U.S. fluid ounces |
1 gallon (British
Imperial) |
277.42 cubic inches
1.201 U.S. gallons
4.546 liters
160 British fluid ounces |
| 1 gill |
7.219 cubic inches
4 fluid ounces
0.118 liter |
| 1 hectoliter |
26.418 gallons
2.838 bushels |
| 1 liter |
1.057 liquid quarts
0.908 dry quart
61.024 cubic inches |
| 1 milliliter |
0.271 fluid dram
16.231 minims
0.061 cubic inch |
| 1 ounce, fluid or liquid
(U.S.) |
1.805 cubic inch
29.574 milliliters
1.041 British fluid ounces |
| 1 peck |
8.810 liters |
| 1 pint, dry |
33.600 cubic inches
0.551 liter |
| 1 pint, liquid |
28.875 cubic inches
0.473 liter |
| 1 quart, dry (U.S.) |
67.201 cubic inches
1.101 liters
0.969 British quart |
| 1 quart, liquid (U.S.) |
57.75 cubic inches
0.946 liter
0.833 British quart |
| 1 quart (British) |
69.354 cubic inches
1.032 U.S. dry quarts
1.201 U.S. liquid quarts |
1 tablespoon,
measuring |
3 teaspoons
4 fluid drams
1/2 fluid ounce |
1 teaspoon,
measuring |
1/3 tablespoon
11/3 fluid drams |
| 1 assay ton |
29.167 grams |
| 1 carat |
200 milligrams
3.086 grains |
| 1 dram, apothecaries' |
60 grains
3.888 grams |
| 1 dram, avoirdupois |
27 11/32 (=27.344)
grains
1.772 grams |
| 1 grain |
64.798 91 milligrams |
| 1 gram |
15.432 grains
0.035 avoirdupois ounce |
| 1 hundredweight, gross or
long |
112 pounds
50.802 kilograms |
| 1 hundredweight, net or
short |
100 pounds
45.359 kilograms |
| 1 kilogram |
2.205 pounds |
1 microgram
(µg—
the Greek letter mu
in combination with
the letter g) |
0.000 001 gram |
| 1 milligram |
0.015 grain |
| 1 ounce, avoirdupois |
437.5 grains
0.911 troy or apothecaries' ounce
28.350 grams |
| 1 ounce, troy or
apothecaries' |
480 grains
1.097 avoirdupois ounces
31.103 grams |
| 1 pennyweight |
1.555 grams |
| 1 point |
0.01 carat
2 milligrams |
| 1 pound, avoirdupois |
7,000 grains
1.215 troy or apothecaries' pounds
453.592 37 grams |
| 1 pound, troy or
apothecaries' |
5,760 grains
0.823 avoirdupois pound
373.242 grams |
| 1 ton, gross or
long |
2,240 pounds
1.12 net tons
1.016 metric tons |
| 1 ton, metric |
2,204.623 pounds
0.984 gross ton
1.102 net tons |
| 1 ton, net or short |
2,000 pounds
0.893 gross ton
0.907 metric ton |
Temperature Conversion Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
°Celsius = (°Fahrenheit - 32) ÷ 1.8
°Fahrenheit = (°Celsius x 1.8) + 32
| Condition |
Fahrenheit |
Celsius |
| Boiling point of water |
212° |
100° |
| A very hot day |
104° |
40° |
| Normal body temperature |
98.6° |
37° |
| A warm day |
86° |
30° |
| A mild day |
68° |
20° |
| A cool day |
50° |
10° |
| Freezing point of water |
32° |
0° |
| Temperature
Conversion |
| Celsius |
Fahrenheit |
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Celsius |
Fahrenheit |
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Celsius |
Fahrenheit |
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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32.0
33.8
35.6
37.4
39.2
41.0
42.8
44.6
46.4
48.2
50.0
51.8
53.6
55.4
57.2
59.0
60.8
62.6
64.4
66.2
68.0
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21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
33
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
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69.8
71.6
73.4
75.2
77.0
78.8
80.6
82.4
84.2
86.0
87.8
89.6
91.4
93.2
95.0
96.8
98.6
100.4
102.2
104.0
105.8
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42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
55
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
100
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107.6
109.4
111.2
113.0
114.8
116.6
118.4
120.2
122.0
123.8
125.6
127.4
129.2
131.0
132.8
134.6
136.4
138.2
140.0
212
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Wind Chill Chart (Fahrenheit)
Wind Chill Chart (Celsius)
| | Temperature (degrees Celsius) |
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| | 10 °C | 5 °C | 0 °C | -5 °C | -10 °C | -15 °C | -20 °C | -25 °C | -30 °C | -35 °C | -40 °C | -45 °C | -50 °C |
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Wind
speed
(kph) | 10 km/h | 8.6 | 2.7 | -3.3 | -9.3 | -15.3 | -21.1 | -27.2 | -33.2 | -39.2 | -45.1 | -51.1 | -57.1 | -63.0 |
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| 15 km/h | 7.9 | 1.7 | -4.4 | -10.6 | -16.7 | -22.9 | -29.1 | -35.2 | -41.4 | -47.6 | -53.7 | -59.9 | -66.1 |
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| 20 km/h | 7.4 | 1.1 | -5.2 | -11.6 | -17.9 | -24.2 | -30.5 | -36.8 | -43.1 | -49.4 | -55.7 | -62.0 | -68.3 |
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| 25 km/h | 6.9 | 0.5 | -5.9 | -12.3 | -18.8 | -25.2 | -31.6 | -38.0 | -44.5 | -50.9 | -57.3 | -63.7 | -70.2 |
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| 30 km/h | 6.6 | 0.1 | -6.5 | -13.0 | -19.5 | -26.0 | -32.6 | -39.1 | -45.6 | -52.1 | -58.7 | -65.2 | -71.7 |
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| 35 km/h | 6.3 | -0.4 | -7.0 | -13.6 | -20.2 | -26.8 | -33.4 | -40.0 | -46.6 | -53.2 | -59.8 | -66.4 | -73.1 |
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| 40 km/h | 6.0 | -0.7 | -7.4 | -14.1 | -20.8 | -27.4 | -34.1 | -40.8 | -47.5 | -54.2 | -60.9 | -67.6 | -74.2 |
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| 45 km/h | 5.7 | -1.0 | -7.8 | -14.5 | -21.3 | -28.0 | -34.8 | -41.5 | -48.3 | -55.1 | -61.8 | -68.6 | -75.3 |
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| 50 km/h | 5.5 | -1.3 | -8.1 | -15.0 | -21.8 | -28.6 | -35.4 | -42.2 | -49.0 | -55.8 | -62.7 | -69.5 | -76.3 |
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| 55 km/h | 5.3 | -1.6 | -8.5 | -15.3 | -22.2 | -29.1 | -36.0 | -42.8 | -49.7 | -56.6 | -63.4 | -70.3 | -77.2 |
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| 60 km/h | 5.1 | -1.8 | -8.8 | -15.7 | -22.6 | -29.5
| -36.5 | -43.4 | -50.3 | -57.2 | -64.2 | -71.1 | -78.0 |
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Visit our page of Wind Chill Charts for a more
extensive look at Wind Chill Temperatures and Charts.
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U.S. System of Measurements
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Length
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
220 yards = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
5280 feet = 1 mile
1760 yards = 1 mile
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Area
144 square inches = 1 square foot
9 square feet = 1 square yard
43,560 square ft = 1 acre
4840 square yards = 1 acre
640 acres = 1 square mile
1 square mile = 1 section
36 sections = 1 township
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Volume
1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot
27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard
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Capacity (Liquid)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
4 gills = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
8 pints = 1 gallon
16 cups = 1 gallon
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Capacity (dry)
2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel |
Mass/Weight
437.5 grains = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound (7000 grains)
14 pounds = 1 stone
100 pounds = 1 hundredweight [cwt]
20 cwt = 1 ton (2000 pounds)
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Troy Weights
24 grains = 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains) |
Apothecaries' Measures
60 minims = 1 fluid dram
8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint |
Apothecaries' Weights
20 grains = 1 scruple
3 scruples = 1 dram
8 drams = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains) |
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