"uncia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌnʃi.ə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: uncias [plural], unciae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin uncia (“various Roman units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|uncia||various Roman units}} Latin uncia (“various Roman units”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*óynos||one}} Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”), {{doublet|en|a|one|ounce|inch|onça|onza|oka|ouguiya|awqiyyah}} Doublet of a, one, 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
  2. (historical) The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-SEuDf7PV
  3. (historical) A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Classical studies, Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-ulYwqawu Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 4 4 74 7 8 1 1 Disambiguation of Classical studies: 9 9 33 15 20 8 7 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 13 8 41 13 18 3 5
  4. (historical) A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-qKB~3g6D
  5. (pharmacy) Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass. Categories (topical): Pharmacy, Units of measure Synonyms: ounce [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-sSi4jDoE Disambiguation of Units of measure: 27 5 5 15 38 4 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 9 9 22 34 6 10
  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 Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-uncia-en-noun-HX94q9R5 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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