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Definitions for Ounce

[1] a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
[2] a unit of 480 grains, 1/12 pound (31.1 grams) troy or apothecaries' weight.
[3] a fluid ounce.
[4] a small quantity or portion.
[5] snow leopard.
[6] a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (avoirdupois); 1 ounce is equal to 437.5 grains or 28.349 grams Abbreviation: oz
[7] a unit of weight equal to one twelfth of a Troy or Apothecaries' pound; 1 ounce is equal to 480 grains or 31.103 grams
[8] short for fluid ounce
[9] a small portion or amount
[10] another name for snow leopard

Words related to Ounce

troy, uncia

Words nearby Ounce

ouija board, oujda, oulu, oulujärvi, ouma, ounce, ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an, ouncer, oupa, ouphe, our

Origin of Ounce

21300–50; Middle English unce lynx < Anglo-French; Old French once, variant of lonce (erroneously taken as l'once the ounce) < Vulgar Latin *luncea, derivative of Latin lync- (stem of lynx ) lynx

Word origin for Ounce

C18: from Old French once, by mistaken division of lonce as if l'once, from Latin lynx

Synonyms for Ounce

troy, of weight avoirdupois, uncia