What Is This Tool?
This converter transforms volume measurements from the historic minim (UK), an apothecaries' liquid volume unit, to the acre-foot (US survey), a large-volume measurement commonly used for water management.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume value in minim (UK).
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Select minim (UK) as the from unit and acre-foot (US survey) as the to unit.
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Click the convert button to get the equivalent volume in acre-foot (US survey).
Key Features
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Converts historic medicinal volume units to modern water resource volumes.
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Uses precise conversion rates between minim (UK) and acre-foot (US survey).
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Suitable for archival, agricultural, and municipal water planning contexts.
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Browser-based and user-friendly interface.
Examples
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10 Minims (UK) equal 4.7988971741533e-10 Acre-foot (US survey).
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1,000,000 Minims (UK) equal 4.7988971741533e-5 Acre-foot (US survey).
Common Use Cases
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Translating historic pharmaceutical prescriptions into modern volumetric units.
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Interpreting antique medical dosing equipment for research or archival purposes.
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Managing water volumes in reservoirs and irrigation systems.
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Planning municipal or regional water supply and usage.
Tips & Best Practices
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Ensure values entered in minim (UK) correspond to historic or archival data for accuracy.
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Use the converter for understanding scale differences rather than precise everyday volume calculations.
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Validate results when converting very small historic units to large water resource units due to scale differences.
Limitations
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Minim (UK) is an old, small-volume unit seldom used in current practice.
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Conversions to acre-foot (US survey) produce extremely small values that might lack practical relevance.
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Differences in scale can affect precision and interpretation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a minim (UK)?
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A minim (UK) is a historic British apothecaries' liquid volume equal to 1/60 of an imperial fluid dram or about 0.05919 millilitres.
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What does acre-foot (US survey) measure?
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An acre-foot (US survey) measures the volume of water covering one acre to a depth of one US survey foot, used commonly in water resource management.
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Why convert minim (UK) to acre-foot (US survey)?
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This conversion helps translate small historic pharmaceutical volumes into large-scale water volume units for applications in archival research and water planning.
Key Terminology
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Minim (UK)
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A historic apothecaries' unit of liquid volume equal to 1/60 of an imperial fluid dram, approximately 0.05919 mL.
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Acre-foot (US survey)
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A volume unit representing the volume of water covering one acre of area to a depth of one US survey foot.