gal.

abbr. Galatians (New Testament).

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gallon; gallons.

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Gal. (Bible)

abbrev

(the Letter to the) Galatians

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gal. abbreviation

gallon

Thesaurus: units for measuring amounts of liquid_hyponym

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gal¹ «gal», noun.

U.S. Informal. a girl.

gal² «gal», noun.

a unit for measuring the acceleration of gravity, equal to one centimeter per second per second: »

Since the variation of gravity from place to place helps geodesists determine the earth's shape and size, the Navy measures gals in order to pin down the location of remote islands too far from the mainland to be located accurately any other way (Life).

╂[< Galileo, 1564-1642, an Italian astronomer and physicist]

gal.,

gallon or gallons.

Gal.,

Galatians (a book of the New Testament).

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abbr. Bible Galatians

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abbr

gallon

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gal. [gal.] abbreviation

(in writing) gallon(s)