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avoirdupois pound

avoirdupois pound noun: a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.

Noun

avoirdupois pound (plural avoirdupois pounds)

  1. A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.

Forms of avoirdupois pound

pluralavoirdupois pounds

Questions about avoirdupois pound

What does avoirdupois pound mean?
Avoirdupois pound means a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.
What part of speech is avoirdupois pound?
Avoirdupois pound is a noun.
What is the plural of avoirdupois pound?
The plural of avoirdupois pound is avoirdupois pounds.

Words near avoirdupois pound in the dictionary

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  4. avoirdupois ounce
  5. avoirdupois ounces
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  8. avoirdupoises
  9. avoision
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