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Avoirdupois (/ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz, ˌævwɑːrdjuːˈpwɑː/;
abbreviated avdp.) is a
measurement system of
weights that uses
pounds and
ounces as units. It was first...
- 45359237
kilogram exactly. —
Weights and
Measures Act, 1963,
Section 1(1) An
avoirdupois pound is
equal to 16
avoirdupois ounces and to
exactly 7,000 grains...
- unit of the
avoirdupois system, but the troy
ounce is
heavier than the
avoirdupois ounce, and the troy
pound is
lighter than the
avoirdupois pound. One...
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units of m****,
weight, or
volume and is
derived almost unchanged from the uncia, an
Ancient Roman unit of measurement. The
avoirdupois ounce (exactly...
- A
grain is a unit of
measurement of m****, and in the troy
weight,
avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems,
equal to
exactly 64.79891 milligrams. It is...
- apothecaries', troy,
avoirdupois, and metric. Of these, the
avoirdupois weight is the most
common system used in the U.S.,
although Troy
weight is
still used...
- in the
avoirdupois system, and both a unit of m**** and a unit of
volume in the apothecaries' system. It was
originally both a coin and a
weight in ancient...
- troy ounce: 12 troy
ounces = 1 troy
pound (and not 16 to 1 as in the
avoirdupois weight system) "How much gold has been mined?
Archived 2018-09-29 at the...
- for m**** and
weight. troy
weight, used for
precious metals;
avoirdupois weight, used for most
other purposes; and apothecaries'
weight, now virtually...
- of
avoirdupois weight. 1536 28 Hen. 8. c. 4 —
Added the
tierce (41 gallons) 1588 (Elizabeth I) — A new
series of
Avoirdupois standard bronze weights (bell-shaped...
