uncia — meaning in English

English meaning

• inch noun A unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot, or 2.54 centimetres.
• ounce noun A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (about 28.3 grams), used for everyday measurements like food or mail.
• twelfth adj Coming after eleventh and before thirteenth in a sequence; number 12 in an ordered list.

Senses

uncia is used for these senses in English:

• ounce An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
• twelfth One of twelve equal parts of a whole.

inch — full definition

1. noun A unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot, or 2.54 centimetres.
2. noun A very small amount or distance.
3. verb To move slowly and carefully, little by little.

ounce — full definition

1. noun A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (about 28.3 grams), used for everyday measurements like food or mail.
2. noun A tiny amount of something.

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