| 单词 | avoirdupois weight |
| 释义 | avoirdupois weightnouna system of weight measurement based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, in wide use in English-speaking countries; the system is used for goods other than gems, precious metals, and drugs: 27 11/32 grains = 1 dram; 16 drams = 1 ounce; 16 ounces = 1 pound; 112 pounds (Brit.) or 100 pounds (U.S.) = 1 hundredweight; 20 hundredweight = 1 ton. The pound contains 7000 grains. Abbreviations: av.; avdp.; avoir. Origin of avoirdupois weightFirst recorded in 1610–20 Words nearby avoirdupois weightavoidance play, avoidant, avoidant personality, avoid like the plague, avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight, Avon, Avon Lake, à votre santé, avouch, avow Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Medical definitions for avoirdupois weightavoirdupois weight n.A system of weights and measures based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains and equal to 453.59 grams. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for avoirdupois weightavoirdupois weight [ ăv′ər-də-poiz′ ] A system of weights and measures based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, and equal to 453.59 grams. Avoirdupois weight is used in the United States to weigh everything except gems, precious metals, and drugs. Compare troy weight. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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