Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).
- noun A unit of apothecary weight, equal to 480 grains (31.103 grams).
- noun A fluid ounce.
- noun A tiny bit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gold coin of Australia struck in 1853.
- noun A weight, the twelfth part of a pound troy, and the sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois.
- noun A small quantity.
- noun In California, in the earlier years of the gold excitement, a Spanish double doubloon, or about sixteen dollars; the old doubloon onza of Spain.
- noun A carnivorous mammal, Felis irbis or F. uncia, of the cat family, Felidæ, closely related to but distinct from the other large spotted cats known as leopards or panthers; the snow-leopard or mountain panther.
- noun The bay lynx or the Canada lynx.
- noun An occasional name of the American jaguar, Felis onca.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A feline quadruped (
Felis irbis syn.Felis uncia ) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. Theounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called alsoonce . - noun A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 28.35 grams or 4371/2 grains.
- noun (Troy Weight) The twelfth part of a troy pound; one troy ounce weighs 31.103486 grams, 8 drams, or 480 grains.
- noun obsolete Fig.: A small portion; a bit.
- noun See under
Fluid , n.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
snow leopard ,Uncia uncia . - noun An
avoirdupois ounce , weighing 1/16 of anavoirdupois pound , or 28.3495grams . - noun A
troy ounce , weighing 1/12 of atroy pound , or 480grains , or 31.1035 grams. - noun A US
fluid ounce , with a volume of 1/16 of a USpint , 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters. - noun A British imperial
fluid ounce , with a volume of 1/20 of animperial pint , 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 milliliters. - noun A little bit.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
- noun large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
- noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Reports that Stevens had tried to score an ounce from the Glasgow full-back were denied by both clubs.
Archive 2009-01-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Reports that Stevens had tried to score an ounce from the Glasgow full-back were denied by both clubs.
England Star Stevens in Drugs Shock Dungeekin 2009
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Spot gold was down $8.90 at $1,360.0 per troy ounce from the New York close on Friday.
Asia Falls; Commodities Slide Shri Navaratnam 2010
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One-eighth ounce is plenty big enough to do the job.
All About Jigs 2009
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Spot gold was down $3 at $1,343.10 per troy ounce from the New York close Wednesday.
Asia Mixed; Banks Down in Shanghai Shri Navaratnam 2010
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Spot gold was down $2.20 at $1,379 per troy ounce from the New York close on Thursday.
Asian Shares Mostly Down, But Shanghai Up Again V. Phani Kumar 2010
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The flight to gold, now at $1,309 an ounce, is another symptom of the same disease.
Beggar the World 2010
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Your contention that limited exposure to federal law enforcement justifies not carrying a card that weighs less than an ounce is quite odd as well.
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Argument: Some Wall Street analysts claim $1,000 an ounce is too high for gold.
False, Misleading Gold Statements Abound, According to Expert : Coin Collecting News 2009
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The yellow metal was down $1.70 at $1,333.60 per troy ounce from the New York close on Tuesday.
Asia Falls on China Rate Move Shri Navaratnam 2010
chained_bear commented on the word ounce
See the last two WeirdNet definitions. I had no idea this word described a type of wild cat.
August 26, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word ounce
The OED marks its general 'medium-sized member of the cat family' definition as archaic, but not the specific definition 'the snow leopard, Panthera uncia'.
Apparently this sense of 'ounce' appears in ounce stone, which is 'a precious stone mentioned by Pliny, now understood to have been amber'.
August 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word ounce
Last WeirdNet is beautiful: 'any of several large cats typically able to roar'.
November 3, 2008