quart — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- fourth adj Coming after the third in a sequence; the ordinal form of four.
- quart noun A unit of liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon, or two pints.
- quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
- wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.
Senses
quart is used for these senses in English:
- Quart A municipality of Gironès, Comarques Gironines, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
- barrel The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
- fourth The ordinal form of the number four.
- quart A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
- quarter (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
- quarto (printing) A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
- wedge A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
barrel — full definition
- noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
- noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
- noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
- verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.
fourth — full definition
- adj Coming after the third in a sequence; the ordinal form of four.
- noun One of four equal parts of a whole; a quarter.
- noun In music, an interval spanning four notes of the scale, such as C to F.