- uncia
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a Latin name for the fraction 1/12, used in many ways to represent a
twelfth part.
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uncia is the Roman ounce, equal to about 27.2875 grams of 0.9625 ounce
avoirdupois. There were 12 ounces in a Roman pound, and the word uncia means
a 12th part.
- unit
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the word "unit" means "one" when counting.
- unze
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a traditional German weight unit, corresponding to the English ounce. The unze
equals 1/16 pfund. It varied in size from about 28 to 35 grams. The word comes
directly from the Latin uncia; the plural is unzen.
- urna
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a Roman unit of volume equal to about 12.75 liters (3.37 U.S. liquid gallons or
2.80 British Imperial gallons). The Latin word urna mean a jug, giving
rise to the English word urn.
- U.S. shipping ton
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the freight ton, or shipping ton. see ton.
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