What is a minim (US)?

The minim (US) is a traditional apothecaries' unit of liquid volume equal to 1/60 of a US fluid dram or 1/480 of a US fluid ounce, approximately 61.6115 microliters, used historically in pharmacy and medicine.

What is an acre-foot [ac*ft]?

An acre-foot is a customary volume unit equal to the amount of water that covers one acre of land to a depth of one foot, equaling 43,560 cubic feet, commonly used in water resource management.

Why convert from minim (US) to acre-foot?

This conversion helps translate very small apothecary liquid measurements into large water volume units for applications in hydrology, agriculture, and municipal water management.

How to Convert from Minim (US) to Acre-foot [ac*ft]

Learn how to convert volume measurements from minim (US), a small apothecaries' unit, to acre-foot [ac*ft], a large unit for measuring water volumes, with examples and use cases.

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What Is This Tool?

This tool converts volumes from the minim (US), a small traditional unit used in pharmacy and medicine, into the acre-foot, a large customary unit used to measure water volumes in contexts such as irrigation and reservoir management.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in minim (US) units
Select minim (US) as the from-unit and acre-foot [ac*ft] as the to-unit
Click the convert button to get the corresponding volume in acre-foot
Review the result and use the value for your intended context

Key Features

Converts minim (US) volumes to acre-foot [ac*ft]
Includes examples for understanding conversion values
Supports volume translation from small historical units to large water resource units
Browser-based and easy to use for quick conversions
Provides context for both pharmaceutical and water management applications

Examples

1000 Minims (US) equals 4.9949272090114e-8 Acre-foot
500,000 Minims (US) equals 2.4974636045057e-5 Acre-foot

Common Use Cases

Interpreting historical apothecary prescriptions involving liquid dosages
Translating old medical records' dose volumes into large-scale water volume units
Supporting water resource management by expressing volumes in acre-foot
Agricultural planning involving irrigation water allocation
Municipal and regional water supply volume reporting

Tips & Best Practices

Use this tool to bridge small pharmaceutical volumes with large hydrological units
Double-check unit selections to ensure correct conversion direction
Apply conversions carefully, noting the very small size of minim compared to acre-foot
Use this as a reference for historical and large-scale water volume comparisons

Limitations

Minim (US) is a very small unit compared to the large acre-foot unit, resulting in extremely small converted values
Direct conversions yield mostly theoretical values due to scale differences
Acre-foot is unsuitable for precise measurement of small liquid doses typical in medicinal contexts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a minim (US)?: The minim (US) is a traditional apothecaries' unit of liquid volume equal to 1/60 of a US fluid dram or 1/480 of a US fluid ounce, approximately 61.6115 microliters, used historically in pharmacy and medicine.
What is an acre-foot [ac*ft]?: An acre-foot is a customary volume unit equal to the amount of water that covers one acre of land to a depth of one foot, equaling 43,560 cubic feet, commonly used in water resource management.
Why convert from minim (US) to acre-foot?: This conversion helps translate very small apothecary liquid measurements into large water volume units for applications in hydrology, agriculture, and municipal water management.

Key Terminology

Minim (US): A small apothecaries' unit of liquid volume approximately equal to 61.6115 microliters, used in historical medicine and pharmacy.
Acre-foot [ac*ft]: A customary unit of volume denoting the amount of water that covers one acre of land to a depth of one foot, commonly used in water resource management.

Quick Knowledge Check

What does the minim (US) measure?

Large water volumes in reservoirs

Small liquid volumes in pharmacy

Land area covered by water

Which unit is used to measure large water volumes like lake storage?

Minim (US)

Acre-foot [ac*ft]

Fluid dram

What is a typical use case for converting minim (US) to acre-foot?

Measuring doses of liquid medicine

Allocating irrigation water in agriculture

Measuring cubic inches of small containers

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