What is a UK teaspoon in volume?

The UK teaspoon is a culinary volume unit historically equal to 1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce (approximately 4.736 mL), with many modern uses adopting the metric teaspoon of 5 mL.

What does ton register measure?

Ton register is a unit of volume equal to 100 cubic feet, traditionally used to express the internal capacity of ships as gross or net register tonnage.

Why convert from teaspoon (UK) to ton register?

This conversion helps relate small household or ingredient volumes to large maritime volume units often encountered in historical ship capacity documentation.

How to Convert from Teaspoon (UK) to Ton Register [ton reg]

Convert volumes measured in UK teaspoons to the maritime unit ton register, bridging domestic culinary measures with historical ship capacity volumes.

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Teaspoon (UK) to Ton register [ton reg] Conversion Table
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What Is This Tool?

This converter transforms volume measurements from the UK teaspoon, a small culinary unit, into ton register, a historical maritime volume measure used for ship capacity.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value measured in teaspoon (UK)
Select the unit to convert from (teaspoon UK)
Choose the target unit (ton register [ton reg])
Click convert to see the equivalent volume in ton register

Key Features

Converts between teaspoon (UK) and ton register units
Supports understanding of small ingredient volumes in relation to maritime ship volume
Useful for applications in both culinary and historical maritime contexts
Browser-based and straightforward to use

Examples

10 Teaspoons (UK) equals approximately 0.00002090412151509 Ton register
50 Teaspoons (UK) equals approximately 0.00010452060757545 Ton register

Common Use Cases

Relating small culinary ingredient volumes to large-scale maritime ship volume
Comparing domestic food/liquid volumes with historical ship capacity records
Supporting maritime shipping, ship design archives, and port or canal documentation
Assisting maritime museum or archival research involving tonnage

Tips & Best Practices

Be aware of the definition difference in teaspoon (UK) volume when using traditional or metric values
Handle very small decimal results carefully to avoid precision errors
Use the tool primarily for historical or archival maritime tonnage data
Confirm requirements when working with port or shipping documents referencing ton register

Limitations

UK teaspoon volume varies between traditional (~4.736 mL) and metric (5 mL) definitions affecting exactness
Ton register is mostly a historical unit and largely replaced by newer tonnage measures
Large scale difference yields very small decimal values requiring careful numeric handling

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a UK teaspoon in volume?: The UK teaspoon is a culinary volume unit historically equal to 1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce (approximately 4.736 mL), with many modern uses adopting the metric teaspoon of 5 mL.
What does ton register measure?: Ton register is a unit of volume equal to 100 cubic feet, traditionally used to express the internal capacity of ships as gross or net register tonnage.
Why convert from teaspoon (UK) to ton register?: This conversion helps relate small household or ingredient volumes to large maritime volume units often encountered in historical ship capacity documentation.

Key Terminology

Teaspoon (UK): A traditional UK culinary volume unit approximately 4.736 mL or 5 mL in modern metric use.
Ton Register [ton reg]: A maritime volume unit equal to 100 cubic feet historically used to describe ship internal capacity.
Gross Register Tonnage: A measurement of ship volume expressed in register tons, representing total enclosed internal space.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the ton register primarily used for?

Measuring household liquid doses

Expressing ship internal volume as gross or net register tonnage

Determining spice quantities in recipes

Which volume approximation is NOT associated with the UK teaspoon?

1/6 of an imperial fluid ounce (about 4.736 mL)

Exactly 10 mL

A metric teaspoon of 5 mL

A major limitation when converting teaspoon (UK) to ton register is:

Ton register units are mostly historical and replaced

Both units are identical in size

Conversion results are always whole numbers

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