ounce
1
[ ouns ]
/ aʊns /
noun
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
a unit of 480 grains, 1/12 pound (31.1 grams) troy or apothecaries' weight.
a fluid ounce.
a small quantity or portion.
Origin of ounce
1
1350–1400; Middle English
unce < Middle French < Latin
uncia twelfth part, inch, ounce, derivative of
unus
one
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Definition for ounce (2 of 2)
Origin of ounce
2
1300–50; 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
Example sentences from the Web for ounce
British Dictionary definitions for ounce (1 of 2)
ounce
1
/ (aʊns) /
noun
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
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
short for fluid ounce
a small portion or amount
Word Origin for ounce
C14: from Old French
unce, from Latin
uncia a twelfth; from
ūnus one
British Dictionary definitions for ounce (2 of 2)
Word Origin for ounce
C18: from Old French
once, by mistaken division of
lonce as if
l'once, from Latin
lynx
Medical definitions for ounce
ounce
[ ouns ]
n.
A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains or 28.35 grams.
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or 31.10 grams.
A fluid ounce.
Scientific definitions for ounce
ounce
[ ouns ]
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 116 of a pound or 437.5 grains (28.35 grams). See Table at measurement.
See fluid ounce.
Idioms and Phrases with ounce
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