alcohol by volume

noun

A standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

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Meanings

nounalcohol by volume (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA standard measure of the amount of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, usually defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

Translations

Bulgarian алкохолен градус, градус
  • алкохолен градус (alkoholen gradus)Translations
  • градус (gradus)Translations
  • обемен процент (obemen procent)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 度數 /度数, 酒精度數 /酒精度数
  • 度數 /度数 (dùshù)Translations
  • 酒精度數 /酒精度数 (jiǔjīng dùshù)Translations
  • 酒精度 (jiǔjīngdù)Translations
Finnish alkoholin tilavuusprosentti
  • alkoholin tilavuusprosenttiTranslations
Polish objętość alkoholu
  • objętość alkoholuTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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