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Definition von ounce im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A little bit
He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.; The snow leopard (Uncia uncia); An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams; A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 milliliters; A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters; A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams; {n} the sixteenth of a pound, avordupois, and the fourteenth of a pound, troy, see once; {n} a carnivorous quadruped of he feline genus; The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body; {i} unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound; unit of liquid measurement equal to 0.0284 of a litre; little bit, small amount; snow leopard, leopard-like feline with long thick white fur marked with dark splotches native to the mountain ranges of central Asia; It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia; TR>; Fig; A unit of weight There are 16 ounces in one pound Ounces can be used to measure liquids (like 8 fluid ounces in a cup), or can be used to measure solid things (a slice of cheese is a little less than one ounce); Called also once; Pre-metric unit of weight There are two scales of ounce measurement Ounce avoirdupois which is generally associated with foodstuffs and other consumables and ounce troy which is the scale used for precious metals The metric equivalent of one troy ounce is 3 1 1035 grams; A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437&?; grains; A small portion; a bit; measure of weight equal to 28 35 g; 1/16 lb; Look this up; measure of mass or weight used in the United States for small size objects -- "If a letter costs 30¢ per ounce to mail " (239); (noun) A unit of measurement of both weight and liquid volume in the English system An ounce is equal to approximately 28 35 grams and a fluid ounce is equal to approximately 29 57 milliliters in the metric system; The twelfth part of a troy pound; An ounce of pot, also known as an UZI; An ounce is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams. four ounces of sugar; 349 grams a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound; You can refer to a very small amount of something, such as a quality or characteristic, as an ounce. If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense I spent every ounce of energy trying to hide. see also fluid ounce. Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional European system of weight, which was incorporated into the British Imperial system and the U.S. system of weights and measures (see measurement). The ounce is equal to 1/16 lb (437.5 grains). In the troy and apothecaries' systems (two other traditional systems of weight), it is equal to 1/12 troy or apothecaries' lb (480 grains). The avoirdupois ounce is equal to 28.35 g, the troy ounce to 31.1 g. As a unit of volume, the fluid ounce is equal to 1/16 of a pint (29.57 ml) in the U.S. system, and to 1/20 of a pint (28.41 ml) in the British Imperial system. See also gram, International System of Units, metric system, pound; a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28; large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur; a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound; A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, or uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back; a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28 349 grams; oz
ounce of gold: small unit of weight for gold (about 29 grams of gold)
avoirdupois ounce: A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound
fluid ounce: Any of various units of volume used for liquid measure, all approximately 1.73–1.83 cubic inches or 28.4–30 milliliters
troy ounce: A former unit of mass equal to 480 grains or 1/12th of a troy pound
twelve-ounce curls: Drinking beer
He sat on the couch all weekend eating chips and doing twelve-ounce curls.
The ounce: once
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: little preventive maintenance can save the need for repairs later; deal with a problem before it gets worse
fluid ounce: A fluid ounce is a measurement of liquid. There are twenty fluid ounces in a British pint, and sixteen in an American pint. a unit for measuring liquid, equal to 1/20 pint or 0.028 litres in Britain, and 1/16 pint or 0.030 litres in the US
ounces: weight of gold with a fineness of 999 9 parts per 1,000; 1 Troy ounce is equal to 31 1034 grams
ounces: Used in imperial statistics A kilogram is equal to 32 1507 ounces
ounces: plural of ounce
ounces: troy ounces of a fineness of 999 5 parts per 1,000 parts, equal to 31 1035 grams
ounces: Grams Ounces Grams
ounces: – troy ounces of a fineness of 999 9 parts per 1,000 parts, equal to 31 10 grams
there's not an ounce of truth in this: there's not a grain of truth in it, there is not tiny bit of true information in it, this is a cock-and-bull story
there's not one ounce of truth to it: there's not a grain of truth in it, there is not tiny bit of true information to this, this is a cock-and-bull story
troy ounce: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound