sextarius

sextarius
   a Roman unit of liquid volume. The word means "sixth", and the unit was equal to 1/6 congius. The sextarius held about 530 milliliters, roughly the capacity of the British and U.S. pints (568.261 and 473.176 milliliters, respectively).

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  • Sextarĭus — (lat.), bei den Römern ein Hohlmaß, = 12 Cyathi = 0,547 Lit., bei Flüssigkeiten = 1/6 Congius, bei trockenen Waren = 1/16 Modius …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Sextarius — Sextarĭus, der 16. Teil des altröm. Modius = 0,55 l …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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