dry measure
A unit of volume used in measuring dry commoditiesA unit of volume used in measuring dry commodities (e.g. grain or fruit).
» Many European kitchens have scales because dry ingredients are measured by weight there, unlike in America, where they are measured by volume.
In vielen europäischen Küchen gibt es Waagen, weil trockene Zutaten dort nach Gewicht abgemessen werden, anders als in Amerika, wo sie nach Volumen abgemessen werden.
Meaning
1 sensesA unit of volume used in measuring dry commodities (e.g. grain or fruit).
The peck and the bushel are commonly used imperial dry measures
Trockenmaß
a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
Examples
1 sentencesMany European kitchens have scales because dry ingredients are measured by weight there, unlike in America, where they are measured by volume.
deIn vielen europäischen Küchen gibt es Waagen, weil trockene Zutaten dort nach Gewicht abgemessen werden, anders als in Amerika, wo sie nach Volumen abgemessen werden. — Fingerhut
Translations
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Forms
plural: dry measures| Singular | dry measure |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain):dry unit