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About these units

Dram (dr)

The fluid dram is a small historical unit equal to 1/8 of a US fluid ounce or 3.6967 mL (US), with slightly different imperial values. It originated in apothecaries and early pharmaceutical texts, where drams measured potent liquid medicines, tinctures, and extracts. In daily life, drams appeared in old cocktail recipes, medicinal syrups, and household remedies. However, the inconsistency between US and UK drams, along with the rise of the metric system, pushed it out of modern use. Today, the dram survives mostly in whiskey culture—where a "dram" informally means a small pour, not a precise measurement—and in historical studies of medicine.

Gigaliter (GL)

A gigaliter equals one billion liters or one million cubic meters. It is widely used when discussing very large natural or artificial water systems. Countries quantify national water reserves, lake capacities, and large-scale water transfers in gigaliters. For example, major reservoirs, such as those used for hydroelectric power generation, often have volumes in the tens of gigaliters. Environmental scientists use GL to describe groundwater extraction, rainfall totals across large regions, and freshwater availability. The GL helps quantify planetary-scale hydrological processes in a manageable numerical range.

More Dram converters

Dram [dr] ↔ Liter [L, l]

Dram [dr] ↔ Milliliter [mL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cubic Meter [m³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Gallon (US) [gal (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cubic Centimeter [cm³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Pint (US) [pt (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Quart (US) [qt (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Fluid Ounce (US) [fl oz (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cubic Foot [ft³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cup (US) [cup (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cubic Kilometer [km³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cubic Millimeter [mm³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cubic Decimeter [dm³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Attoliter [aL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Femtoliter [fL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Picoliter [pL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Nanoliter [nL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Microliter [µL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Centiliter [cL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Deciliter [dL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Dekaliter [daL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Hectoliter [hL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Kiloliter [kL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Megaliter [ML]

Dram [dr] ↔ Gigaliter [GL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Teraliter [TL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Petaliter [PL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Exaliter [EL]

Dram [dr] ↔ Gallon (UK) [gal (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Quart (UK) [qt (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Pint (UK) [pt (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Fluid Ounce (UK) [fl oz (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cup (UK) [cup (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Gill (UK) [gi (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Tablespoon (UK) [tbsp (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Teaspoon (UK) [tsp (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Dessertspoon (UK) [dessertspoon (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Minim (UK) [minim (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Gill (US) [gi]

Dram [dr] ↔ Tablespoon (US) [tbsp]

Dram [dr] ↔ Teaspoon (US) [tsp (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Teaspoon (Metric) [tsp (m)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cup (Metric) [cup]

Dram [dr] ↔ Dessertspoon (US) [dessertspoon]

Dram [dr] ↔ Minim (US) [minim]

Dram [dr] ↔ Drop [drop]

Dram [dr] ↔ Barrel (Oil) [bbl (oil)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Barrel (US) [bbl (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Ton Register [ton reg]

Dram [dr] ↔ CCF [ccf]

Dram [dr] ↔ Hundred-Cubic Foot [100 ft³]

Dram [dr] ↔ Acre-Foot [ac*ft]

Dram [dr] ↔ Acre-Foot (US Survey) [ac*ft (US)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Acre-Inch [ac*in]

Dram [dr] ↔ Dekastere [dekastere]

Dram [dr] ↔ Stere [st (vol)]

Dram [dr] ↔ Decistere [decistere]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cord [cd]

Dram [dr] ↔ Tun [tun]

Dram [dr] ↔ Hogshead [hogshead]

Dram [dr] ↔ Board Foot [board foot]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cor (Biblical) [cor]

Dram [dr] ↔ Homer (Biblical) [homer]

Dram [dr] ↔ Bath (Biblical) [bath]

Dram [dr] ↔ Hin (Biblical) [hin]

Dram [dr] ↔ Cab (Biblical) [cab]

Dram [dr] ↔ Log (Biblical) [log]

Dram [dr] ↔ Taza (Spanish) [taza]

Dram [dr] ↔ Earth's Volume [V⊕]

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