Definition of "ounce"

• noun

• An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.

• A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.

• A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters.

• A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 milliliters.

• A little bit.

• The snow leopard, Uncia uncia.



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