uncia

noun — 7 senses

uncia

noun

US, UK /ˈʌnʃi.ə/

Etymology From Latin uncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

7 senses

1The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
2The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
3A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
4A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
5Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois…
6Synonym of twelfth.
7A numerical coefficient in a binomial.

1

Historical The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.

2

Historical The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.

3

Historical A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.

4

Historical A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.

5

Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.

6

Synonym of twelfth.

7

Algebra, Mathematics, Sciences Obsolete A numerical coefficient in a binomial.

Derived terms: semuncia, uncial
Related terms: nonuncium, teruncius

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