ounce

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʊns/ Rhymes: -aʊns === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== ounce (plural ounces) An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams. A troy ounce, weighing 1⁄12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams. A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1⁄16 of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres. A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1⁄20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres. (figurative) Any small amount, a little bit. ===== Synonyms ===== (avoirdupois ounce): oz.; ℥, uncia (pharmacy) (fluid ounce): oz., fl. oz. (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Tokelauan: aunehe ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle French once, from Old French lonce (“lynx”), by false division (the l was thought to be the article), from Italian lonza, ultimately from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of onza and lynx. ==== Noun ==== ounce (plural ounces) (archaic) A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar. [from 14th c.] Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia. [from 18th c.] (cryptozoology) Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore. ===== Translations ===== === References === snow leopard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Uncia uncia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Uncia uncia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === Cuneo, cuneo-, on cue == Middle English == === Alternative forms === unce, ownce, ounse, nounce, nowns === Etymology === From Middle French once, from Old French once, unce, from Latin uncia. Doublet of ynche. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuːns(ə)/, /ˈuns(ə)/ === Noun === ounce (plural ounces or ounce) An ounce (unit with much variation, but generally equivalent to 1/12 or 1/16 of a pound) (rare) A shekel (ancient measure of weight) (rare) A minuscule or insignificant amount or quantity. (rare) An eight-minute unit for measuring time. (rare) A three-inch unit for measuring length. ==== Descendants ==== English: ounce, unce Scots: ounce ==== References ==== “ǒunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 25 February 2019. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From English ounce. Doublet of inch and unse. === Noun === ounce m (definite singular ouncen, indefinite plural ouncer, definite plural ouncene) an avoirdupois ounce Synonym: unse == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English ounce. Doublet of inch and unse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æʉ̯ns/ === Noun === ounce m (definite singular ouncen, indefinite plural ouncar, definite plural ouncane) an avoirdupois ounce Synonym: unse === References === “ounce” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.