What is 590fl oz in US Gills?

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What is 590 US Fluid Ounce (590fl oz) in US Gills (gi)?

What is 590fl oz in gi? Convert 590 US Fluid Ounce (590fl oz) to US Gills (gi) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter US Fluid Ounce to convert to US Gills


Quick Reference for Converting US Fluid Ounce to US Gills

Formula
gi = fl oz / 4
Quick Rough Maths
To get the US Gills, divide the number of US Fluid Ounce by 4.0
US Fluid Ounce (fl oz) in 1 US Gill
There are 4 US Fluid Ounce in 1 US Gill
US Gills (gi) in 1 Fluid Ounce
There are 0.25 US Gills in 1 Fluid Ounce

Unit Information

Fluid Ounce
/ˈfluːɪd aʊns/
Symbol: fl oz
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Fluid Ounce?

The US fluid ounce is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system with the symbol fl oz.

Primarily used for measuring the volume or capacity of liquids, 1 US fluid ounce is equal to 29.57353 ml. It is also equal to 1.040843 imperial fluid ounces.

1 US fluid ounce is equal to 1/16 imperial pint, 1/32 imperial quart and 1/128 imperial gallon.

The fluid ounce was originally defined by the volume taken up by one ounce of a substance. Of course this would be different depending on the density of that substance; for example England used wine whereas Scotland used water to establish this measure.

The US fluid ounce is derived from the US gallon; which was originally based on the English wine gallon (231 cubic inches).

US Gill
/dʒɪl/
Symbol: gi
Unit System: US Customary

What is the US Gill?

The US gill is a unit of volume in the US customary unit system and uses the symbol gi.

It represents 1/4 of a pint - so in this instance, it is 1/4 of US pint - therefore measures exactly 118.29411825 ml. It's also equal to 8 tablespoons, 24 teaspoons and 5/6 imperial gills.

The gill has been mentioned a number of times in popular literature; including in Treasure Island, Animal Farm and in Dan Simmon's 'The Terror' - and all references are pointing to the use of the gill in terms of alcohol measures or servings.


Conversion Tables for US Fluid Ounce (fl oz) to US Gills (gi)