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Definition of the ounce in English English dictionary: once
ounce: A little bit
He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
ounce: The snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
ounce: An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams
ounce: A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 milliliters
ounce: {n} the sixteenth of a pound, avordupois, and the fourteenth of a pound, troy, see once
ounce: {n} a carnivorous quadruped of he feline genus
ounce: The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body
ounce: {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
ounce: It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia
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ounce: 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)
ounce: Called also once
ounce: 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
ounce: A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437&?; grains
ounce: A small portion; a bit
ounce: measure of weight equal to 28 35 g; 1/16 lb
ounce: A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters
ounce: A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams
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ounce: measure of mass or weight used in the United States for small size objects -- "If a letter costs 30¢ per ounce to mail " (239)
ounce: (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
ounce: The twelfth part of a troy pound
ounce: An ounce of pot, also known as an UZI
ounce: 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
ounce: 349 grams a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
ounce: 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
ounce: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28
ounce: large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
ounce: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
ounce: 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
ounce: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28 349 grams
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