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 |
metric cup | 0.0003946 c | 0.0007893 c | 0.0011839 c | 0.0015785 c | 0.0019731 c | 0.0023678 c | 0.0027624 c | 0.0031570 c | 0.0035516 c | 0.0039463 c | 0.0043409 c | 0.0047355 c | 0.0051301 c | 0.0055248 c | 0.0059194 c | 0.0063140 c | 0.0067086 c | 0.0071033 c | 0.0074979 c | 0.0078925 c | 0.0082871 c | 0.0086818 c | 0.0090764 c | 0.0094710 c | 0.0098656 c | 0.0102603 c | 0.0106549 c | 0.0110495 c | 0.0114442 c | 0.0118388 c | 0.0122334 c | 0.0126280 c | 0.0130227 c | 0.0134173 c | 0.0138119 c | 0.0142065 c | 0.0146012 c | 0.0149958 c | 0.0153904 c | 0.0157850 c | 0.0161797 c | 0.0165743 c | 0.0169689 c | 0.0173635 c | 0.0177582 c | 0.0181528 c | 0.0185474 c | 0.0189420 c | 0.0193367 c | 0.0197313 c | 0.0201259 c | 0.0205205 c | 0.0209152 c | 0.0213098 c | 0.0217044 c | 0.0220990 c | 0.0224937 c | 0.0228883 c | 0.0232829 c | 0.0236776 c | 0.0240722 c | 0.0244668 c | 0.0248614 c | 0.0252561 c | 0.0256507 c | 0.0260453 c | 0.0264399 c | 0.0268346 c | 0.0272292 c | 0.0276238 c | 0.0280184 c | 0.0284131 c | 0.0288077 c | 0.0292023 c | 0.0295969 c | 0.0299916 c | 0.0303862 c | 0.0307808 c | 0.0311754 c | 0.0315701 c | 0.0319647 c | 0.0323593 c | 0.0327539 c | 0.0331486 c | 0.0335432 c | 0.0339378 c | 0.0343325 c | 0.0347271 c | 0.0351217 c | 0.0355163 c | 0.0359110 c | 0.0363056 c | 0.0367002 c | 0.0370948 c | 0.0374895 c | 0.0378841 c | 0.0382787 c | 0.0386733 c | 0.0390680 c | 0.0394626 c |
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) | metric cups | drops (imperial) | metric cups |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 0.0003946258680552 | 6 | = 0.0023677552083312 |
2 | = 0.0007892517361104 | 7 | = 0.0027623810763864 |
3 | = 0.0011838776041656 | 8 | = 0.0031570069444416 |
4 | = 0.0015785034722208 | 9 | = 0.0035516328124968 |
5 | = 0.001973129340276 | 10 | = 0.003946258680552 |
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other members of the Commonwealth of Nations—being former British colonies that have since metricated—employ a "metric cup" of 250 millilitres. Although derived from the metric system, it is not an official metric unit.
1 cup | = | 250 | millilitres |
= | 16 2⁄3 | international tablespoons (15 ml each) | |
= | 12.5 | Australian tablespoons (20 ml each) | |
≈ | 8.80 | imperial fluid ounces | |
≈ | 8.45 | U.S. customary fluid ounces |
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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metric cup | c | = 250.0×10−6 m3 | ≡ 250.0×10−6 m3 | Imperial/US |
metric cups | drops (imperial) | metric cups | drops (imperial) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 2534.0457404078 | 6 | = 15204.274442447 |
2 | = 5068.0914808155 | 7 | = 17738.320182854 |
3 | = 7602.1372212233 | 8 | = 20272.365923262 |
4 | = 10136.182961631 | 9 | = 22806.41166367 |
5 | = 12670.228702039 | 10 | = 25340.457404078 |
drops (imperial) | metric cups |
---|---|
1 | = 0.0003946 |
2,534.0457404 | = 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 …) |