avoirdupois unit 1
noundomain: quantity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
Hypernym
mass unit 1
noun
a unit of measurement for mass
Part_meronym
a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
avoirdupois 1
noun
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
EnglishHyponym
grain 6
noun
1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams
dram 2
noun
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
ounce 2
noun
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
pound 1
noun
16 ounces avoirdupois
half pound 1
noun
8 ounces avoirdupois
Part_holonym
a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
avoirdupois 1
noun
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
