X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao07.cox.net ([68.230.241.32] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 921854 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.32; envelope-from=dale.r@cox.net Received: from smtp.west.cox.net ([172.18.180.52]) by fed1rmmtao07.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with SMTP id <20050502040007.TBDS1367.fed1rmmtao07.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net> for ; Mon, 2 May 2005 00:00:07 -0400 X-Mailer: Openwave WebEngine, version 2.8.15 (webedge20-101-1103-20040528) From: Dale Rogers To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Units of measure - say what? Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 0:00:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: <20050502040007.TBDS1367.fed1rmmtao07.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net> Al Gietzen wrote: > ... The culprit is this *fluid* oz; which, dang-it, > is a slang unit. Just like "dang-it" is not in the dictionary; the fluid oz > is not in the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, or in the official listings > of the International General Conference on Weights and Measures. Ounces and > pounds are units of weight, and teaspoons and pints and quarts are units of > volume. Al, You really need to get a better dictionary. fluid ounce n. Abbr. fl. oz. 1. A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 29.57 milliliters (1.804 cubic inches). 2. A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial System, used in liquid and dry measure, equal to 28.41 milliliters (1.734 cubic inches). Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. fluid ounce or fluidounce n. Abbr. fl oz, fl. oz. A unit of volume or capacity equal to 8 fluid drams or 29.57 milliliters. Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Main Entry: fluid ounce Function: noun 1 : a U.S. unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/16 pint 2 : a British unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/20 pint Source: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. fluid ounce n 1: a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) [syn: fluidounce] 2: a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches [syn: fluidounce] Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University