1 millilitre
1 mlVolume · definition
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Volume & capacity
Just how much is 1 millilitre?
A spoonful
1 ml
1 millilitre
The quantity is exact as entered.
1 mlVolume
Too small to see at this scale. The ring marks its true-scale position, not its volume. The shape has not been enlarged.
5 ml measuring teaspoon
A measuring teaspoon is used to portion small amounts of ingredients in cooking or medicine.
5 mlVolume
Too small to see at this scale. The ring marks its true-scale position, not its volume. The shape has not been enlarged.
These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
A little perspective
The capacity of a 5 ml measuring teaspoon is about 5 times 1 millilitre.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1 millilitre
Volume: 1 ml; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
5 ml measuring teaspoon
Volume: 5 ml; example.
Defined 5 ml capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 1 millilitre with the volume of a 5 ml measuring teaspoon. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
5 ml measuring teaspoon
5 mlVolume · example
Defined 5 ml capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.
- Comparing
- Volume ↔ Volume
- Relative size
- The capacity of a 5 ml measuring teaspoon is about 5 times 1 millilitre. The volume of a 5 ml measuring teaspoon is approximately 400% greater than 1 millilitre.
How to read the visual
The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- The volume of a 5 ml measuring teaspoon: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Volume measures three-dimensional space; a container’s capacity is not its outside dimensions.
0.001 Llitres
1 × 10⁻⁶ m³cubic metres
0.00026417 US galUS gallons
0.00021997 UK galUK gallons
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