Gallon (Imperial)

Scope and distinctions

Liquid volume convention. US liquid and Imperial definitions are distinct; not mass ounces or dry measures.

Available operations

UUCE executable Preview · Use cx:gal_imp with a compatible unit and a pinned snapshot.

No legacy converter is linked for this definition.

Verification scope

UUCE conversion capability

units.convert version 0.1.1 · VERIFIED

Production binding at publication

CURRENT

The definition lifecycle describes this registry entry. CVP status describes the conversion capability and the cases and rejection partitions in its Manifest. CVP Manifest · Public replay cases

Candidate is a registry lifecycle state. It is not a completed review or CVP verification.

Definition sources

• UK legislation — Weights and Measures Act 1985 — Schedule 1, unit definitions

  Schedule 1, snapshot 2026-10-14; factual unit definitions only

  Schedule: imperial gallon = 4.54609 dm³; quart = 1/4 gallon, pint = 1/8 gallon, fluid ounce = 1/160 gallon

  Source checked: 2026-10-29

  Factual definition relationships are independently encoded; no source prose or media redistributed.