"uncia" meaning in English

See uncia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌnʃi.ə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-uncia.wav Forms: uncias [plural], unciae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin uncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|uncia||various Roman units}} Latin uncia (“various Roman units”), {{doublet|en|ounce|inch|onça|onza|oka|ouguiya|awqiyyah}} Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah Head templates: {{en-noun|s|unciae}} uncia (plural uncias or unciae)
  1. (historical) The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-z9X9gWxy Categories (other): Ancient Rome Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 16 16 27 28 11 0 1
  2. (historical) The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-SEuDf7PV Categories (other): Ancient Rome Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 16 16 27 28 11 0 1
  3. (historical) A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-ulYwqawu Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Ancient Rome, Classical studies, Historical currencies, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 6 12 9 10 2 4 9 4 6 7 4 6 6 5 5 1 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 16 16 27 28 11 0 1 Disambiguation of Classical studies: 9 9 10 28 25 9 8 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 3 3 27 29 29 3 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 2 15 35 32 2 3
  4. (historical) A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-qKB~3g6D Categories (other): Pages with entries, Ancient Rome, Classical studies, Historical currencies, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 8 11 7 1 3 6 2 10 10 2 10 8 7 7 1 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 16 16 27 28 11 0 1 Disambiguation of Classical studies: 9 9 10 28 25 9 8 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 3 3 27 29 29 3 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 2 15 35 32 2 3
  5. (pharmacy) Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass. Synonyms: ounce [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-sSi4jDoE Categories (other): Pharmacy, English entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Rome, Classical studies, Historical currencies, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 10 20 38 7 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 16 16 27 28 11 0 1 Disambiguation of Classical studies: 9 9 10 28 25 9 8 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 3 3 27 29 29 3 4 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 10 2 15 35 32 2 3
  6. Synonym of twelfth. Synonyms: twelfth [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-jYzA~sgj
  7. (algebra, obsolete) A numerical coefficient in a binomial. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-HX94q9R5 Categories (other): Algebra Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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