quart

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[ kwawrt ]
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noun
  1. a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.

  2. a unit of dry measure of capacity, equal to one eighth of a peck, or 67.201 cubic inches (1.101 liters).

  1. a container holding, or capable of holding, a quart.

Origin of quart

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1275–1325; Middle English <Old French quarte fourth part, quarter <Latin quarta, noun use of feminine of quartusfourth (in order)

Words that may be confused with quart

Other definitions for quart (2 of 3)

quart2
[ kahrt ]

noun
  1. Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major ), or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor ).

  2. Fencing Rare. quarte.

Origin of quart

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1685–95; <French quarte, noun use of feminine of quart<Latin quartus;see quart1

Other definitions for quart. (3 of 3)

quart.

abbreviation
  1. quarter.

  2. quarterly.

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British Dictionary definitions for quart (1 of 2)

quart1

/ (kwɔːt) /


noun
  1. a unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints. 1 US quart (0.946 litre) is equal to 0.8326 UK quart. 1 UK quart (1.136 litres) is equal to 1.2009 US quarts

  2. a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pints or one eighth of a peck

Origin of quart

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C14: from Old French quarte, from Latin quartus fourth

British Dictionary definitions for quart (2 of 2)

quart2

noun
  1. (kɑːt) piquet a sequence of four cards in the same suit

  2. (kart) fencing a variant spelling of quarte

Origin of quart

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C17: from French quarte fourth

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Scientific definitions for quart

quart

[ kwôrt ]


  1. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in liquid measure and equal to 14 of a gallon or 32 ounces (0.95 liter). See Table at measurement.

  2. A unit of volume or capacity in the US Customary System, used in dry measure and equal to 18 of a peck or 2 pints (1.10 liter). See Table at measurement.

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