ounce

ounce ¹  (ouns)

n.

1. Abbr. oz

a. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).

b. A unit of apothecary weight, equal to 480 grains (31.10 grams). See Table at measurement.

2. A fluid ounce. See Table at measurement.

3. A tiny bit: not an ounce of sympathy.

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[Middle English unce, from Old French, from Latin ncia; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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ounce ²  (ouns)

n.

See snow leopard.

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[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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ounce¹

n

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / 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. (Mathematics & Measurements / 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. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) short for fluid ounce

4. a small portion or amount

[from Old French unce, from Latin uncia a twelfth; from ūnus one]

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ounce²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for snow leopard

[from Old French once, by mistaken division of lonce as if l'once, from Latin lynx]

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ounce  (ouns)

1. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to ¹/₁₆ of a pound or 437.5 grains (28.35 kilograms). See Table at measurement.

2. See fluid ounce.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound apothecaries' ounce, troy ounce 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 drachm, drachma, dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 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 oz. avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights dram - 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams lb, pound - 16 ounces avoirdupois; "he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds"
	3.	ounce - large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur Panthera uncia, snow leopard big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild 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.

Translations

ounce [aʊns] N

1. (= measure) → onza f IMPERIAL SYSTEM

2. (fig) → pizca f
there's not an ounce of truth in it → en eso no hay ni una pizca de verdad
if you had an ounce of common sense → si tuvieras una gota de sentido común

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ounce [ˈaʊns] n → once 28.35g)f >
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

n → Unze f; there’s not an ounce of truth in it → daran ist kein Fünkchen Wahrheit; if he had an ounce of sense → wenn er nur einen Funken or für fünf Pfennig (inf) → Verstand hätte

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ounce [aʊns] n → oncia =28, 35 grammi; 16 in una libbra

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ounce [aʊns] n → oncia =28, 35 grammi; 16 in una libbra

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ounce

n ounce [auns]

(usually abbreviated toozwhen written) a unit of weight, 28.35 grammes. ons أوقِيَّه унция unce unse die Unze ουγγιά onza unts اونس unssi once אוֹנקִיָה एक तोल unca, 28,35 grama uncia ons únsa oncia オンス 온스 uncija unce aun ons unse uncja onça uncie унция unca unča unca uns หน่วยวัดน้ำหนักเป็นออนซ์ ons 盎司 унція اونس، ايک وزن aoxơ (đơn vị đo lường Anh) = 28,35 gam 盎司

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ounce → الأونس unce unse Unze ουγγιά onza unssi once unca oncia オンス 온스 ons unse uncja onça унция uns หน่วยวัดน้ำหนักเป็นออนซ์ ons một lượng rất nhỏ 盎司