uncia.
The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
Meaning & usage
The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
Synonym of twelfth.
A numerical coefficient in a binomial.
Where this word comes from
From Latin ū̆ncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.