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US Dry Quart

Also called: dry qt, dry quart

Definition: The US dry quart is a unit of dry volume equal to 1.101221 liters, about 16% larger than the US liquid quart (0.9463529 L), and is used for produce such as berries.

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The US dry quart measures dry goods by volume, not liquids. NIST lists it separately from the US liquid quart: 1.101221 liters against 0.9463529 liters. The dry quart is 1.101221 ÷ 0.9463529 = 1.164 times the liquid quart. The imperial quart is larger still at 1.13652 L.

Example

A 1-dry-quart berry basket holds 1.101 L, which is 1.101 × 1.056688 = 1.164 liquid quarts. Recipes and cooking volumes use the liquid quart, as in how many liters in a quart.

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US Liquid Quart (qt)The US liquid quart is a unit of volume equal to a quarter of a US gallon: 32 US fluid ounces, 2 pints or 4 cups, which is 0.9463529 liters.Imperial QuartThe imperial quart, used in the UK, is a quarter of the imperial gallon: 40 imperial fluid ounces or 1,136.52 mL, about 20% larger than the 946.35 mL US liquid quart.Acre (ac)The acre is a US customary unit of area equal to exactly 43,560 square feet, 4,840 square yards or 160 square rods; NIST gives it as 4,046.8564224 square meters.BarThe bar is a metric unit of pressure defined as exactly 100,000 pascals (100 kPa), a little less than standard atmospheric pressure; one bar is 14.50377 psi.Centimeter (cm)The centimeter is a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m); exactly 2.54 centimeters make one inch.Cubic Foot (ft³)The cubic foot is a volume unit equal to a cube 1 foot on each side: 1,728 cubic inches, 0.02831685 cubic meters, about 28.317 liters or 7.48 US gallons.Cubic Meter (m³)The cubic meter is the SI unit of volume: a cube 1 meter on each side, equal to 1,000 liters, 1,000,000 cubic centimeters, 35.315 cubic feet or 1.308 cubic yards.Cubic Yard (yd³)The cubic yard is a volume unit equal to a cube 1 yard on each side: 27 cubic feet, 46,656 cubic inches, 0.7645549 cubic meters or about 764.55 liters.

Sources

  1. NIST Guide to the SI (SP 811), Appendix B.8 — Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically