Convert volume units — liters, gallons, cups, milliliters, cubic meters, pints, quarts.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| L | Liter | 0.473176 |
| mL | Milliliter | 473.176 |
| m³ | Cubic Meter | 0.000473176 |
| gal(US) | US Gallon | 0.12499993 |
| gal(UK) | UK Gallon | 0.10408417 |
| qt | US Quart | 0.49999947 |
| cup | US Cup | 2 |
| fl oz | Fluid Ounce | 16 |
Common us pint values converted to milliliter — factor: 1 pt = 473.2 mL
| US Pint (pt) | Milliliter (mL) | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0625 pt | 29.57 mL | Tablespoon |
| 0.125 pt | 59.15 mL | Quarter cup |
| 0.25 pt | 118.3 mL | Half cup |
| 0.5 pt | 236.6 mL | One cup |
| 1 pt | 473.2 mL | Pint glass |
| 2 pt | 946.4 mL | One quart |
| 4 pt | 1,893 mL | Half gallon |
| 8 pt | 3,785 mL | One gallon |
| 16 pt | 7,571 mL | 2 gallons |
| 32 pt | 1.514e+04 mL | 4 gallons |
| 64 pt | 3.028e+04 mL | 8 gallons |
| 128 pt | 6.057e+04 mL | 16 gallons |
| 256 pt | 1.211e+05 mL | 32 gallons |
| 336 pt | 1.59e+05 mL | One barrel |
| 512 pt | 2.423e+05 mL | Large drum |
Converting us pint to milliliter comes up frequently in cooking, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. A recipe written in metric units may need to be adapted for a kitchen using milliliter, or a laboratory protocol may specify volumes in us pint that need to be measured with equipment calibrated in milliliter.
In everyday use, knowing that 5 pt = 2366 mL and 10 pt = 4732 mL covers most common situations. For bulk calculations, 100 pt = 4.732e+04 mL is a useful anchor. The reverse conversion — milliliter back to us pint — uses the factor 0.002113, so 1 mL = 0.002113 pt.
All conversions use the internationally recognized factor of exactly 1 pt = 473.2 mL. Calculations are performed in IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, giving accuracy to at least 8 significant figures — more than sufficient for any practical application.
Formula: Milliliter = US Pint × 473.176
Multiply any us pint value by 473.176 to get milliliter. One us pint equals 473.176 mL.
Reverse: US Pint = Milliliter × 0.0021133785
1 pt = 473.176 mL. Memorize this for instant mental estimates.
Use 473.176 as a quick mental factor. Multiply your US pints value by this to estimate milliliters.
To verify: multiply your result by 0.0021133785 to recover the original pt value.
Serves draft beer in pint glasses, the standard US serving at 16 fl oz.
Collects whole blood donations at roughly one US pint (473 mL) per standard unit.
Sells fresh berries and herbs in pint containers, the US standard berry basket.
Portions premium ice cream into pint containers for take-home sales.
Follows American baking recipes calling for a pint of cream, stock, or buttermilk.
Estimates blood loss in pints as a rapid clinical gauge during emergency response.
The US liquid pint is one-eighth of a US gallon, exactly 16 fluid ounces or 473.176 mL. Its name comes from Old French pinte. The pint has been a standard tavern measure since at least the 14th century.
Pints remain the defining unit for beer serving sizes in many countries. A US pint is 16 fl oz, while the UK pint is 568 mL. Blood banks measure donations in pints.
Interesting fact: 'A pint's a pound, the world around' is a US mnemonic. A pint of water weighs approximately one pound (actually 1.043 lb).
The milliliter is one-thousandth of a liter, in use since the metric system was codified in France in 1795. The milli- prefix (from Latin mille, thousand) was standardized as part of the original SI prefix system.
Milliliters are the workhorse of medicine and cooking: syringes, dropper bottles, and nutritional labels all rely on mL for precise small-volume measurement. A standard US teaspoon is approximately 4.929 mL.
Interesting fact: The milliliter is numerically identical to the cubic centimeter (cm³), so 1 mL = 1 cm³ exactly. This equivalence is widely used in medicine, where a 5 cc syringe holds exactly 5 mL.