ounce
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 gramsAn avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
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Meaning
8 sensesAn avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
Unze
у́нцияúncija
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
(figuratively)Any small amount, a little bit.
He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
(archaic)A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
Examples
38 sentencesHow much does an ounce of gold cost nowadays?
It took Tom every ounce of courage he had to admit he'd done that.
Tom didn't give me an ounce of trouble.
ruТом не доставил мне ни капли проблем.
It took Tom every ounce of courage he had to admit that he'd done that.
Add two ounces of grated cheese.
ruДобавьте две унции тёртого сыра.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin ū̆ncia (“Roman ounce,From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin ū̆ncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
From Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”), by false division (the l was thought to be the article), from Italian lonza, ultimately from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of onza and lynx.
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Forms
plural: ouncesSynonyms
9 synonyms- a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams:oz.
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound:troy ounceapothecaries' ounce
- large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur:snow leopardPanthera uncia