drop (imperial) | 1 gtt | 2 gtt | 3 gtt | 4 gtt | 5 gtt | 6 gtt | 7 gtt | 8 gtt | 9 gtt | 10 gtt | 11 gtt | 12 gtt | 13 gtt | 14 gtt | 15 gtt | 16 gtt | 17 gtt | 18 gtt | 19 gtt | 20 gtt | 21 gtt | 22 gtt | 23 gtt | 24 gtt | 25 gtt | 26 gtt | 27 gtt | 28 gtt | 29 gtt | 30 gtt | 31 gtt | 32 gtt | 33 gtt | 34 gtt | 35 gtt | 36 gtt | 37 gtt | 38 gtt | 39 gtt | 40 gtt | 41 gtt | 42 gtt | 43 gtt | 44 gtt | 45 gtt | 46 gtt | 47 gtt | 48 gtt | 49 gtt | 50 gtt | 51 gtt | 52 gtt | 53 gtt | 54 gtt | 55 gtt | 56 gtt | 57 gtt | 58 gtt | 59 gtt | 60 gtt | 61 gtt | 62 gtt | 63 gtt | 64 gtt | 65 gtt | 66 gtt | 67 gtt | 68 gtt | 69 gtt | 70 gtt | 71 gtt | 72 gtt | 73 gtt | 74 gtt | 75 gtt | 76 gtt | 77 gtt | 78 gtt | 79 gtt | 80 gtt | 81 gtt | 82 gtt | 83 gtt | 84 gtt | 85 gtt | 86 gtt | 87 gtt | 88 gtt | 89 gtt | 90 gtt | 91 gtt | 92 gtt | 93 gtt | 94 gtt | 95 gtt | 96 gtt | 97 gtt | 98 gtt | 99 gtt | 100 gtt |
imperial cup | 0.0003472 c (imp) | 0.0006944 c (imp) | 0.0010417 c (imp) | 0.0013889 c (imp) | 0.0017361 c (imp) | 0.0020833 c (imp) | 0.0024306 c (imp) | 0.0027778 c (imp) | 0.0031250 c (imp) | 0.0034722 c (imp) | 0.0038194 c (imp) | 0.0041667 c (imp) | 0.0045139 c (imp) | 0.0048611 c (imp) | 0.0052083 c (imp) | 0.0055556 c (imp) | 0.0059028 c (imp) | 0.0062500 c (imp) | 0.0065972 c (imp) | 0.0069444 c (imp) | 0.0072917 c (imp) | 0.0076389 c (imp) | 0.0079861 c (imp) | 0.0083333 c (imp) | 0.0086806 c (imp) | 0.0090278 c (imp) | 0.0093750 c (imp) | 0.0097222 c (imp) | 0.0100694 c (imp) | 0.0104167 c (imp) | 0.0107639 c (imp) | 0.0111111 c (imp) | 0.0114583 c (imp) | 0.0118056 c (imp) | 0.0121528 c (imp) | 0.0125000 c (imp) | 0.0128472 c (imp) | 0.0131944 c (imp) | 0.0135417 c (imp) | 0.0138889 c (imp) | 0.0142361 c (imp) | 0.0145833 c (imp) | 0.0149306 c (imp) | 0.0152778 c (imp) | 0.0156250 c (imp) | 0.0159722 c (imp) | 0.0163194 c (imp) | 0.0166667 c (imp) | 0.0170139 c (imp) | 0.0173611 c (imp) | 0.0177083 c (imp) | 0.0180556 c (imp) | 0.0184028 c (imp) | 0.0187500 c (imp) | 0.0190972 c (imp) | 0.0194444 c (imp) | 0.0197917 c (imp) | 0.0201389 c (imp) | 0.0204861 c (imp) | 0.0208333 c (imp) | 0.0211806 c (imp) | 0.0215278 c (imp) | 0.0218750 c (imp) | 0.0222222 c (imp) | 0.0225694 c (imp) | 0.0229167 c (imp) | 0.0232639 c (imp) | 0.0236111 c (imp) | 0.0239583 c (imp) | 0.0243056 c (imp) | 0.0246528 c (imp) | 0.0250000 c (imp) | 0.0253472 c (imp) | 0.0256944 c (imp) | 0.0260417 c (imp) | 0.0263889 c (imp) | 0.0267361 c (imp) | 0.0270833 c (imp) | 0.0274306 c (imp) | 0.0277778 c (imp) | 0.0281250 c (imp) | 0.0284722 c (imp) | 0.0288194 c (imp) | 0.0291667 c (imp) | 0.0295139 c (imp) | 0.0298611 c (imp) | 0.0302083 c (imp) | 0.0305556 c (imp) | 0.0309028 c (imp) | 0.0312500 c (imp) | 0.0315972 c (imp) | 0.0319444 c (imp) | 0.0322917 c (imp) | 0.0326389 c (imp) | 0.0329861 c (imp) | 0.0333333 c (imp) | 0.0336806 c (imp) | 0.0340278 c (imp) | 0.0343750 c (imp) | 0.0347222 c (imp) |
The drop is an approximated unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a dropper or drip chamber. It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in cooking.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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drop (imperial) | gtt | ≡ 1⁄288 fl oz (imp) | = 98.6564670138×10−9 m3 | Imperial/US |
drops (imperial) | imperial cups | drops (imperial) | imperial cups |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 0.00034722222222191 | 6 | = 0.0020833333333315 |
2 | = 0.00069444444444382 | 7 | = 0.0024305555555534 |
3 | = 0.0010416666666657 | 8 | = 0.0027777777777753 |
4 | = 0.0013888888888876 | 9 | = 0.0031249999999972 |
5 | = 0.0017361111111095 | 10 | = 0.0034722222222191 |
The official imperial cup was half an imperial pint or 10 imperial fluid ounces. It is no longer in common use, but appears in older recipe books.
1 imperial cup | = | 0.5 | imperial pints |
= | 2 | imperial gills | |
= | 10 | imperial fluid ounces | |
≈ | 284 | millilitres | |
≈ | 19 | international tablespoons | |
≈ | 14.25 | Australian tablespoons | |
≈ | 1.20 | U.S. customary cups | |
≈ | 9.61 | U.S. customary fluid ounces |
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
imperial cup | c (imp) | ≡ 10 fl oz (imp) | = 284.130625×10−6 m3 | Imperial/US |
imperial cups | drops (imperial) | imperial cups | drops (imperial) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 2880.0000000026 | 6 | = 17280.000000016 |
2 | = 5760.0000000052 | 7 | = 20160.000000018 |
3 | = 8640.0000000078 | 8 | = 23040.000000021 |
4 | = 11520.00000001 | 9 | = 25920.000000023 |
5 | = 14400.000000013 | 10 | = 28800.000000026 |
drops (imperial) | imperial cups |
---|---|
1 | = 0.0003472 |
2,880.0000000 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |