How many US Gills are there in a Ounce?

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How many US Gills are there in a Ounce?

What is 1fl oz in gi? Convert 1 Ounce (1fl oz) to US Gills (gi) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Imperial Fluid Ounces to convert to US Gills


Quick Reference for Converting Imperial Fluid Ounces to US Gills

Formula
gi = fl oz / 4.16
Quick Rough Maths
To get the US Gills, divide the number of Imperial Fluid Ounces by 4.2
Imperial Fluid Ounces (fl oz) in 1 US Gill
There are 4.16 Imperial Fluid Ounces in 1 US Gill
US Gills (gi) in 1 Ounce
There are 0.24 US Gills in 1 Ounce

Unit Information

Ounce
/ˈfluːɪd aʊns/
Symbol: fl oz
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Ounce?

The imperial fluid ounce is a unit of volume from the imperial unit system and uses the symbol fl oz.

1 imperial fluid ounce is equal to 28.41306 ml. It is also equivalent to 0.9607599 US fl oz.

The imperial gallon was defined in Britain by Parliament in 1824 and established as ten pounds of water at a normal temperature. This was split into 4 quarts, each quart into 2 pints, each pint into 4 gills and each gill into 5 ounces.

Therefore; 1 imperial fluid ounce is equal to 1/20 imperial pint, 1/40 imperial quart and 1/160 imperial gallon.

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 Imperial Fluid Ounces (fl oz) to US Gills (gi)