fl

«fl» in Mova's school dictionary: fl oz: «fluid ounce», a unit of liquid volume used in the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

abbreviation (fl, fl., FL)

meaning for a pupil

1) fl oz: «fluid ounce», a unit of liquid volume used in the USA and UK. tree →

2) fl.: «floor», as in a building: «3rd fl.». tree →

3) FL: Florida, a state in the USA. tree →

4) fl.: «floruit», Latin for «flourished», used before the time when a person was known to be active. tree →

sense in the lessons

Seen on drink and food labels («12 fl oz»), in addresses and lift signs («2nd fl»), and in US postal addresses («Miami, FL»). In history books «fl.» shows when someone was known to be working. In maths, it appears in unit conversion with fluid ounces.

examples

• The can holds 12 fl oz of juice. tree →
• The office is on the 3rd fl. tree →
• Grandpa lives in Orlando, FL. tree →
• A US fluid ounce is about 30 ml. tree →
• The label says 8 fl oz. tree →
• The recipe needs 4 fl oz of milk. tree →

note

An abbreviation, not a word on its own; say the full words. US fl oz (about 29.6 ml) and UK fl oz (about 28.4 ml) are different sizes — a trap in conversions. 16 US fl oz = 1 US pint; 20 UK fl oz = 1 UK pint.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.