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Roman ounce
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uncia
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Wikipedia
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Uncia is a tin mine in western Bolivia . It was served by a branch railway line from Oruro . It was one of the mines owned by Simón Iturri Patiño .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context classical studies English) A twelfth part, an ounce, or an inch. 2 (context pharmacy English) An ounce. 3 A bronze coin minted during the Rome, valued at one-twelfth of an as. 4 (context algebra English) A numerical coefficient in a case of ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Uncia \Un"ci*a\, n.; pl. Unci[ae] . [L. See Ounce a measure of weight.] (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.]
Usage examples of uncia.
A few stragglers placed bets, mostly with copper coins ranging from full asses through the whole spectrum of its fractions: the sextans, the guadrans and trims, a quincunx, several semis coins, the cheaper septunx, the bes, and dodrans, one dextans and deunx each, and of course, the inevitable and popular uncia.
He had a pouch half full of copper coins, mostly unciae, or one-twelfth of an as, the as being a pound of copper divided into twelve "ounces" (the first coins Romans had minted, according to Agnes).