ounce

Senso (Inglese)

1. An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
2. A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
3. A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
4. A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
5. (figuratively) Any small amount, a little bit.

Concetti

oncia

leopardo delle nevi

Panthera uncia

irbis

sinonimi

snow leopard

a little

panther

tael

troy ounce

Panthera uncia

oz.

apothecaries’ ounce

two

atom

bit

cheetah

grain

apothecaries’ measure

particle

huntingpanther

Traduzioni

onza

once

Unze

onça

ons

🇺🇸

unça

ons

uncia

ουγκία

tekir

léopard des neiges

panthère des neiges

ουγγιά

أوقية

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/aʊns/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: ounce

In summary

From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.