Ounce (Noun)
Meaning 1
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 2
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The pharmacist measured out half an ounce of dried herbs for the customer's order.
- The recipe called for a troy pound of silver, which the jeweler divided into twelve ounces.
- She carefully weighed each compound to be sure it was exactly an ounce.
- He bought an ounce of gold leaf to decorate the frame.
- According to the recipe, the mixture required a quarter of an ounce of powdered spice.
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Meaning 3
Large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The snow leopard's paws were massive, with each one covering nearly an ounce of snow as it padded silently through the mountain terrain.
- The snow leopard's fur was incredibly thick, with some specimens having coats that weighed nearly an ounce per square inch.
- Conservationists measured the weight of the snow leopard's newborn cubs in ounces, tracking their growth over the first few weeks of life.
- The snow leopard's large paws allowed it to distribute its weight evenly, exerting only a fraction of an ounce of pressure per square inch on the snow.
- Scientists studying the snow leopard's diet found that it could eat up to an ounce of meat per pound of body weight per day, making it a formidable predator.