WHAT IS AN OUNCE?
An ounce is way of measuring things especially some fluid. An ounce can be defined as something which is in a very small amount, and to be more precise it is defined as a unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound which is approximately twenty-eight grams. It can be used in several units like mass, weight or even volume. Ounce is generally one sixteenth of a pound but there are also different types of ounces carrying different amount of weight in grams and those can be;
International Avoirdupois Ounce;
The International Avoirdupois Ounce is the standard unit used by the United States and was found after an agreement signed in 1959, by The United States and the Commonwealth. In the United Kingdom it used to be a legal unit of measure in 2000.
International Troy Ounce;
This kind of ounce is only used to measure masses of precious metals like gold, platinum or silver. An international Troy Ounce is equal to 480 grains and to be exact 31.1034 grams.
Metric Ounce;
The ounces were later redefined into the Metric Ounce. It was only used by Dutch in the 1820s.
HISTORY OF OUNCE;
Coming towards the history of the ounce, there were many kinds of ounces such as Maria Theresa Ounce which was introduced by Ethiopia, it is equal to 28.0668 g. Then we’ve also had a Spanish Ounce which is 460g. The Tower Ounce was abolished by Henry VIII in 1572.
KINDS OF OUNCES;
-Fluid Ounce;
By the name of this kind of ounce, you can understand that this kind of ounce is used to measure liquids. The fluid ounce is generally termed as an ounce and is equal to 28.4ml.
- Weight Ounce;
Weight ounce is used to measure the mass of a material. It can also be called as areal density. It can easily measure a textile fabric, either a yard or a given width.
-Ounce to measure Thickness;
To check the thickness of copper we often use the unit ounce. When it is checked by ounces, by spreading the copper over a square-foot area, it equals to almost 34.7m.
CONVERSIONS FROM OUNCES TO CUPS;
Basically a single cup carries 8 ounces in total, so taking a look towards the conversion relations from ounces to cup, we have;
1 cup= 8 ounces
¾ cup= 6 ounces
2/3 cup= 5 ounces
½ cup= 4 ounces
1/3 cup= 3 ounces
¼ cup= 2 ounces
1/8 cup= 1 ounce
1/16 cup= 0.5 ounce
HOW MANY OUNCES ARE THERE IN A QUARTER CUP?
A cup can also be a tool for measurement but not for accurate readings. People use cups mostly in the kitchen for baking and other measuring purposes. A quarter cup can also be stated as 0.25 of a cup (which is half of the half) or in US tablespoon it can be 4 tablespoons as well. As shown in the chart above, a quarter cup has 2 ounces in it, which also answers the question stated above.