quart, unit of capacity in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of measurement. For both liquid and dry measure, the British system uses one standard quart, which is equal to two imperial pints, or one-fourth imperial gallon (69.36 cubic inches, or 1,136.52 cubic cm).
A quart (symbol: qt) is a unit of volume in the US customary system of measurement and the imperial system of measurement. Since it represents one quarter of a gallon, the unit is named ‘quart.’
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The meaning of QUART is a unit of capacity equal to 1/4 gallon or 1/32 bushel.
QUART definition: a unit of liquid measure of capacity, equal to one fourth of a gallon, or 57.749 cubic inches (0.946 liter) in the U.S. and 69.355 cubic inches (1.136 liters) in Great Britain.
The origin of the quart can be traced back to the medieval English system of measurement, where it was defined as one-fourth of a gallon. The word "quart" itself is derived from the Old French word "quarte," which means "fourth."
Three kinds of quarts are currently used: the liquid quart and dry quart of the US customary system and the imperial quart of the British imperial system. All are roughly equal to one liter.
A US quart is a unit of volume in US Customary Units. The symbol for US quart is US qt.