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avoirdupois ounce

avoirdupois ounce noun: a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound.

Noun

avoirdupois ounce (plural avoirdupois ounces)

  1. A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound.

Forms of avoirdupois ounce

pluralavoirdupois ounces

Questions about avoirdupois ounce

What does avoirdupois ounce mean?
Avoirdupois ounce means a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound.
What part of speech is avoirdupois ounce?
Avoirdupois ounce is a noun.
What is the plural of avoirdupois ounce?
The plural of avoirdupois ounce is avoirdupois ounces.

Words near avoirdupois ounce in the dictionary

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