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Gallon (US)

The US gallon is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary system. It is defined as 231 cubic inches, which is approximately 3.785 liters or 4 quarts. The US gallon is primarily used in the United States to measure liquids such as fuel, beverages, and other fluids.

Origin:

The US gallon originated from the British gallon, which itself was derived from earlier definitions of the gallon in medieval England. The British gallon was based on the volume of eight pounds of water, but the US gallon, which was standardized in 1824, was redefined to be 231 cubic inches in volume. This definition was adopted to better align with the measurements used in the U.S. liquid measurement system. The US gallon is slightly smaller than the imperial gallon (used in the UK and other Commonwealth countries), which is defined as 4.54609 liters. Despite the global shift to the metric system, the US gallon remains widely used in the United States for measuring liquid volumes.

Cubic Inch

A cubic inch (in³) is a unit of volume in the imperial system and the U.S. customary system. It is defined as the volume of a cube with sides that are each 1 inch long. One cubic inch is equivalent to 1/1,728 of a cubic foot or approximately 16.387 cubic centimeters (cm³). It is commonly used to measure the volume of small objects, containers, or mechanical parts, especially in fields like engineering, automotive, and manufacturing.

Origin:

The cubic inch is derived from the inch, a unit of length with a long history dating back to ancient civilizations. The inch was originally based on various physical references, such as the width of a thumb, but it was standardized in the 14th century. The cubic inch, as a unit of volume, developed as a way to quantify small volumes, especially in applications where precision is crucial. It is widely used today in industries that rely on the imperial or U.S. customary systems, even though the metric system is more common globally.

Convert Gallon (US) to other volume-converter units

1 Gallon (US) = 3.785411784 Liter

1 Gallon (US) = 3785.411784 Milliliter

1 Gallon (US) = 0.0037854118 Cubic Meter

1 Gallon (US) = 3.785411783e-12 Cubic Kilometer

1 Gallon (US) = 3785.411784 Cubic Centimeter

1 Gallon (US) = 3785411.784 Cubic Millimeter

1 Gallon (US) = 9.081685834e-13 Cubic Mile

1 Gallon (US) = 0.0049511317 Cubic Yard

1 Gallon (US) = 0.1336805556 Cubic Feet

1 Gallon (US) = 231 Cubic Inch

1 Gallon (US) = 3.785411784 Cubic Decimeter

1 Gallon (US) = 128 Fluid Ounce (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 256 Tablespoon (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 768 Teaspoon (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 384 Dessertspoon (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 32 Gill (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 61440 Minim (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 0.8326741846 Gallon (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 3.3306967385 Quart (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 13.322786954 Cup (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 133.22786954 Fluid Ounce (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 213.16459127 Tablespoon (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 639.4937738 Teaspoon (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 384 Dessertspoon (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 26.645573908 Gill (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 63949.37738 Minim (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 15.141647136 Cup (metric)

1 Gallon (US) = 252.3607856 Tablespoon (metric)

1 Gallon (US) = 757.0823568 Teaspoon (metric)

1 Gallon (US) = 0.0238095238 Barrel (oil)

1 Gallon (US) = 0.0317460317 Barrel (US)

1 Gallon (US) = 0.0231298385 Barrel (UK)

1 Gallon (US) = 75708.23568 Drop