volume · International · Modern
Non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI; 1 L = 1 dm³ = 10⁻³ m³.
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volume · U.S. customary dry volume · Current specialist
U.S. dry quart
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Definition
1 US dry quart = 2 US dry pints = 1/32 US bushel ≈ 1.101220942715 L
Reference value
One U.S. dry quart is exactly 0.0011012209426999999 cubic metres.
History & use
The dry quart belongs to the U.S. bushel-based dry-volume system, not the liquid-gallon system.
Modern use
Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.
Sources & evidence
Source tier — · confidence high
- Ambler Thompson and Barry N. Taylor, National Institute of Standards and Technology — https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811
- Office of Weights and Measures, National Institute of Standards and Technology — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/hb/2026/NIST.HB.44-2026.pdf
- National Bureau of Standards / Commonwealth national standards laboratories — https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot
Related measurements
volume · International · Modern
1 mL = 10^-3 L = 10^-6 m³.
volume · International · Modern
Coherent SI derived unit for volume, equal to metre cubed.
fluid ounce (US)
fl oz (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 29.5735295625 mL.
fluid ounce (Imperial)
fl oz (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial fluid ounce = 1/160 Imperial gallon = 28.4130625 mL.
cup (US customary)
cup (US)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. customary cup = 8 U.S. fluid ounces = 236.5882365 mL.
pint (US liquid)
pt (US liq)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 U.S. liquid pint = 1/8 U.S. gallon = 0.473176473 L.
pint (Imperial)
pt (Imp)volume · UK / US · Modern / historical
1 Imperial pint = 1/8 Imperial gallon = 0.56826125 L.