avoirdupois unit
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1. any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | mass unit, |
| definition | : | a unit of measurement for mass (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | grain, |
| definition | : | 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | dram, |
| definition | : | 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | ounce, oz., |
| definition | : | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | lb, pound, |
| definition | : | 16 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | half pound, |
| definition | : | 8 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | quarter pound, |
| definition | : | 4 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | stone, |
| definition | : | an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | quarter, |
| definition | : | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | gross ton, long ton, ton, |
| definition | : | a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | net ton, short ton, ton, |
| definition | : | a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | kiloton, |
| definition | : | one thousand tons (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | megaton, |
| definition | : | one million tons (noun.quantity) |
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