ounce

Phonetic

US /aʊns/UK /aʊns/

Translations

NOUNAn 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., Any small amount, a little bit., A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar., Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia., Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.

Variants

  • ounces: Plural

Examples

  • If you’re trying to squeeze every ounce out of limited hardware, you probably wouldn’t start here.

    Source:www.xda-developers.com

  • 37] A 6 ounce cup of coffee typically contains 50–175 mg of caffeine, depending on what "bean" (seed) is used (and how much), how it is roasted, and how it is prepared (e.g., drip, percolation, or espresso).[

    Source:en.wikipedia.org

  • reached a record high of over $13,000 per troy ounce, making it more than 10 times more expensive than gold

    Source:www.quora.com

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