ounce
IPA: ˈaʊns
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, 1.8047 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.
- (figurative) Any small amount, a little bit.
- (now archaic) A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
- Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
- (cryptozoology) Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
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Examples of "ounce" in Sentences
- The unit for the payment is ounce.
- There is an ounce of redeemable material.
- The yogurt is weighed and paid for by the ounce.
- Contestants compete to win ounces of silver in the competition.
- It contains only unfettered praise and not an ounce of criticism.
- The ounce is commonly used as a unit of mass in the United States.
- The Regulations allow a 6 ounce action device to enhance the gait.
- The fluid ounce is not comparable to the ounce, which measures mass.
- The dashed lines indicate three different ways to subdivide the ounce.
- The principals agreed that the bout was to be fought wearing two ounce gloves.
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