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ounce 1
(ouns)n.
1. Abbr. oz
a. A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).
b. A unit of apothecary weight, equal to 480 grains (31.103 grams). See Table at measurement.
2. A fluid ounce. See Table at measurement.
3. A tiny bit: not an ounce of sympathy.
ounce 2
(ouns)n.
See snow leopard.
[Middle English unce, from Old French once, alteration of lonce, from Vulgar Latin *luncea, from Latin lynx, lync-, lynx, from Greek lunx; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.]
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ounce
(aʊns)n
1. (Units) 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
2. (Units) 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
3. (Units) short for fluid ounce
4. a small portion or amount
[C14: from Old French unce, from Latin uncia a twelfth; from ūnus one]
ounce
(aʊns)n
(Animals) another name for snow leopard
[C18: from Old French once, by mistaken division of lonce as if l'once, from Latin lynx]
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ounce1
(aʊns)n.
1. a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 of a pound (28.349 grams) avoirdupois.
2. a unit of weight equal to 480 grains or 1/12 of a pound (31.103 grams) troy or apothecaries' weight.
3. a fluid ounce.
4. a small quantity or portion.
[1350–1400; Middle English unce < Middle French < Latin uncia twelfth part, inch, ounce, derivative of unus one]
ounce2
(aʊns)n.
[1300–50; Middle English unce lynx < Anglo-French; Old French < Vulgar Latin *luncea, derivative of Latin lync- (s. of lynx) lynx]
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ounce
(ouns)1. A unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound and containing 16 drams or 437.5 grains. See Table at measurement.
2. A unit of volume or capacity used to measure liquids, equal to 1/16 of a pint and containing 8 fluid drams or 1.8 cubic inches. See Table at measurement.
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ounce
(oz) A unit of mass equal to 1⁄16 lb.
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Noun | 1. | ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound troy unit - any of the unit of the troy system of weights apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces pennyweight - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains apothecaries' pound, troy pound - an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams |
2. | ounce - a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights dram - 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams | |
3. | ounce - large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers |
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ounce
noun shred, bit, drop, trace, scrap, grain, particle, fragment, atom, crumb, snippet, speck, whit, iota If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense.
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Translations
أوقِيَّهأونْصةٌ
unce
unse
unssi
unca
uncia
únsa
オンス
온스
uncija
unce
unča
uns
หน่วยวัดน้ำหนักเป็นออนซ์
đơn vị đo khối lương Ounce
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ounce
[ˈaʊns] n → once f (28.35g)8 ounces of cheese → 250 grammes de fromage
every ounce of (= every bit) → chaque parcelle de
if you had an ounce of common sense ... → si tu avais une once de bon sens ...
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ounce
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ounce
(auns) noun (usually abbreviated to oz when written) a unit of weight, 28.35 grammes.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
ounce
→ أونْصةٌ unce unse Unze ουγγιά onza unssi once unca oncia オンス 온스 ons unse uncja onça унция uns หน่วยวัดน้ำหนักเป็นออนซ์ ons đơn vị đo khối lương Ounce 盎司Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
ounce
n. onza.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
ounce (oz.)
n onza (onz.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.