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uncia

UK/ˈʌnʃi.ə/

uncia noun: the Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.

Noun

uncia (plural uncias or unciae)

  1. (historical) The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
  2. (historical) The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
  3. (historical) A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
  4. (historical) A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
  5. (pharmacy) Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
    Synonyms:
    ounce
  6. Synonym of twelfth.
    Synonyms:
    twelfth
  7. (obsolete) A numerical coefficient in a binomial.

uncia meaning in Tamil

uncia in Tamil

சிறு நாணய வகை, அவுன்சு எடை, அங்குலம்

Synonyms of uncia

Forms of uncia

pluraluncias
pluralunciae

Origin of uncia

From Latin ū̆ncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

Words formed from uncia

Questions about uncia

What does uncia mean?
Uncia means the Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
What is uncia in Tamil?
Uncia in Tamil is சிறு நாணய வகை, அவுன்சு எடை, அங்குலம். See Uncia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is uncia?
Uncia is a noun.
How do you pronounce uncia?
Uncia is pronounced /ˈʌnʃi.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of uncia?
The plural of uncia is uncias.

Words near uncia in the dictionary

  1. unchurnable
  2. unchurned
  3. unchurning
  4. unchurns
  5. unci
  6. uncia
  7. unciae
  8. uncial
  9. uncialize
  10. uncialized
  11. uncializes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uncia (page history and authors); uncia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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