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ounce

/aʊns/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
  2. A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
  3. A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
  4. A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
  5. Any small amount, a little bit.
  6. A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
  7. Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
  8. Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

  1. *óynos(ine-pro)
  2. uncia(Latin)
  3. once(frm)
  4. ounce(Middle English)
  5. ounce (English)
  6. Relations: inh, der, der, der

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