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ounce
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?ns/
- Rhymes: -a?ns
Etymology 1
From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“twelfth part”), from ?nus (“one”). Doublet of inch.
Noun
ounce (plural ounces) abbreviation oz. or ?
- 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, 1.8047 cubic inches or 29.5735 millilitres.
- A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1?20 of an imperial pint, 1.7339 cubic inches or 28.4131 millilitres.
- A little bit.
Synonyms
- (avoirdupois ounce): symbol: ? (pharmacy)
- (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum
Descendants
- ? Tokelauan: aunehe
Related terms
- inch
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 ???? (lúnx, “lynx”). Doublet of onza.
Noun
ounce (plural ounces)
- (now archaic) A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar. [from 14th c.]
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect:
- The Ounce or the wilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met withall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man […].
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
- Halloa! another prey,
The nimble Antelope!
The ounce is freed; one spring,
And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders,
And his teeth are red in her gore.
- Halloa! another prey,
- 1634, William Wood, New Englands Prospect:
- Now specifically, the snow leopard, Uncia uncia. [from 18th c.]
References
- snow leopard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Uncia uncia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- 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): /?u?ns(?)/, /?uns(?)/
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
- “?unce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.
ounce From the web:
- = 28.3495231 grams
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milliliter
English
Noun
milliliter (plural milliliters)
- (American spelling) Alternative form of millilitre
Translations
Anagrams
- millilitre
Danish
Noun
milliliter c (definite singular milliliteren, indefinite plural milliliter, definite plural milliliterne)
- a millilitre, or milliliter (US) (SI unit of volume, 1/1000 of a litre)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French millilitre. Equivalent to milli- +? liter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mi.li?li.t?r/
- Hyphenation: mil?li?li?ter
Noun
milliliter m (plural milliliters)
- milliliter, millilitre (0.001 litre)
Hungarian
Etymology
milli- +? liter
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mililit?r]
- Hyphenation: mil?li?li?ter
Noun
milliliter (plural milliliterek)
- millilitre (a unit of volume)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- milliliter in Hungarian–English dictionary at SZTAKI
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
milliliter m (definite singular milliliteren, indefinite plural milliliter, definite plural milliliterne)
- a millilitre, or milliliter (US) (SI unit of volume, 1/1000 of a litre)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
milliliter m (definite singular milliliteren, indefinite plural milliliter, definite plural milliliterane or millilitrane)
- a millilitre, or milliliter (US) (as above)
Swedish
Noun
milliliter c (definite singular millilitern, indefinite plural milliliter, definite plural milliliterna)
- a millilitre, or milliliter (US) (SI unit of volume, 1/1000 of a litre)
milliliter From the web:
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