What is an acre-foot (US survey)?

An acre-foot (US survey) is a volume unit representing water volume to cover one acre area with one US survey foot depth, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.

What is the minim (UK) used for?

The minim (UK) is a historic British liquid volume unit used traditionally in apothecaries for medicinal dosing and compounding.

Why do conversions between these units produce very large numbers?

Because acre-foot (US survey) measures large water volumes, and minim (UK) measures very small liquid amounts, their conversion results in large numeric values.

How to Convert from Acre-foot (US survey) to Minim (UK)

Convert volume measurements from acre-foot (US survey) to minim (UK) with this easy-to-use online tool, ideal for water resource management and historical pharmaceutical research.

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Acre-foot (US survey) to Minim (UK) Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This converter transforms volume values from acre-foot (US survey), a large-scale water measurement unit, into minim (UK), a historic small liquid measure used in the British apothecaries' system.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in acre-foot (US survey).
Select minim (UK) as the target unit.
Click the convert button to see the result displayed in minim (UK).

Key Features

Supports conversion between acre-foot (US survey) and minim (UK) units.
Handles very large numeric results due to scale differences.
Convenient for applications spanning water resource management and historic pharmaceutical analysis.
Browser-based and easy to use without installation.

Examples

2 Acre-foot (US survey) converts to 41,676,242,007.682 Minim (UK).
0.5 Acre-foot (US survey) converts to 10,419,105,001.9205 Minim (UK).
1 Acre-foot (US survey) equals 20,838,121,003.841 Minim (UK).

Common Use Cases

Managing and reporting water volumes in reservoirs or irrigation systems.
Converting large water volumes into minute historic liquid units for pharmaceutical studies.
Supporting forensic and archival research involving old medical records and dosages.
Interpreting and calibrating antique medical dosing instruments.

Tips & Best Practices

Ensure careful handling of large numeric outputs to avoid precision loss.
Use this conversion primarily when working with historical or specialized contexts involving the minim unit.
Double-check unit selections before converting to prevent errors due to vastly different volume scales.

Limitations

Significant scale difference leads to very large conversion results.
The minim (UK) is an obsolete unit mostly relevant in historical or specialized applications.
Conversion precision requires attention due to numeric magnitude disparities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an acre-foot (US survey)?: An acre-foot (US survey) is a volume unit representing water volume to cover one acre area with one US survey foot depth, equal to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.
What is the minim (UK) used for?: The minim (UK) is a historic British liquid volume unit used traditionally in apothecaries for medicinal dosing and compounding.
Why do conversions between these units produce very large numbers?: Because acre-foot (US survey) measures large water volumes, and minim (UK) measures very small liquid amounts, their conversion results in large numeric values.

Key Terminology

Acre-foot (US survey): A volume unit equal to water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, equating to 43,560 cubic US survey feet.
Minim (UK): A historic British liquid volume unit used in apothecaries, equal to 1/60 imperial fluid dram, approximately 0.05919 mL.
Unit Conversion: The process of translating a quantity expressed in one unit to another unit, maintaining equivalence.

Quick Knowledge Check

What does one acre-foot (US survey) measure?

The volume to cover one square foot with one acre depth

The volume to cover one acre to a depth of one US survey foot

One cubic metre of water

In what context is the minim (UK) unit primarily used?

Modern water resource management

Historic apothecaries for liquid medicine dosing

Measuring municipal water supply

Why should conversions between acre-foot and minim be handled carefully?

Because minim is larger than acre-foot

Because the scale difference leads to very large numbers needing precision

Because both units are metric

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