of, relating to, or written in majuscule letters, as used in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the third to ninth centuries, that resemble modern capitals, but are characterized by much greater curvature and inclination and general inequality of height
2.
pertaining to an inch or an ounce
3.
pertaining to the duodecimal system
noun
4.
an uncial letter or manuscript
Derived forms
uncially (ˈuncially)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin unciāles litterae letters an inch long, from Latin unciālis, from uncia one twelfth, inch, ounce1
uncial in American English
(ˈʌnʃiəl; ˈʌnʃəl)
adjective
1.
designating or of a form of large, rounded letter used in the script of Greek and Latin manuscripts between a.d. 300 and 900
noun
2.
an uncial letter
3.
an uncial manuscript
4.
uncial script
Word origin
L uncialis, of an inch, inch-high < uncia, a twelfth part, inch1