Look up: uncia

1. uncia
   Latin, meaning: a twelfth, an ounce.
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2. uncia
   Origin: L. See Ounce a measure of weight. ... 1. A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce. ... 2. <mathematics> A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Uncia
   • (n.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce. • (n.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem.
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4. uncia
   (from the article `measurement system`) ...in terms of these equivalents, the digit (digitus), or 116 foot, was 18.5 mm (0.73 inch); the inch (uncia or pollicus), or 112 foot, was 24.67 mm ...
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5. uncia
   (from the article `libra`) ...The abbreviation lb for pound is derived from libra. One-twelfth of the libra, the Roman uncia, is the ancestor of the English ounce....foot, a copper bar, constituted the Roman pound standard and was divided along its length into 12 equal parts, called unciae. Thus, uncia ... ...was struck to a weight of 7...
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6. uncia
   a Latin name for the fraction 1/12, subsequently used in many ways to represent a twelfth part. The Romans had no mathematical notation for fractions. When they needed to refer to a fractional part of anything, they would often state its nearest equivalent in unciae.
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7. uncia
   the Roman ounce, equal to about 27.2875 grams of 0.9625 ounce avoirdupois. There were 12 ounces in a Roman pound, and the word uncia means a 12th part; its name gives us the ounce, of course, and also the inch.
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8. uncia
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ŭn′sē-ă Definitions: 1. An ounce.
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9. Uncia
   (coin) The `uncia` (Latin, "twelfth part") was a Roman unit of length (equivalent to an inch, one-twelfth of a pes or foot) and of weight (equivalent to an ounce, one-twelfth of a libra or pound). Republican coin: By derivation, it was also the name of a bronze coin va...
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10. Uncia
    (unit) An `` (plural: ) is an ancient Roman unit of length that roughly corresponds to an inch. One uncia is 0.97 inches or 24.6 uncia--> in one pes (length)|pes. The word was Latin for a unit equal to 1/12 of another unit. The words inch (1/12 of a foot) and ounce (orig...
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