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Uncia

Uncia \Un"ci*a\, n.; pl. Unci[ae]. [L. See Ounce a measure of weight.]

  1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce.

  2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.]

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uncia

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 binomial theorem.

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Uncia

Uncia can refer to:

  • Uncia (coin), an ancient Roman bronze coin
  • Uncia (length), an ancient Roman unit of length
  • An ancient Roman unit of mass roughly equivalent to the ounce
  • Uncia (mine), a Bolivian tin mine
  • Uncia (genus), the former genus of the Snow Leopard, a large cat native to the mountain ranges of central Asia
Uncia (coin)

The uncia ( Latin, "twelfth part") was a Roman currency worth 1/12 of an as.

Uncia (unit)

The ( ) was a Roman unit of length, weight, and volume. It survived as the Byzantine liquid ounce (, oungía) and the origin of the English inch, ounce, and liquid ounce.

The Roman inch was equal to of a Roman foot (), which was standardized under Agrippa to about 0.97 inches or 24.6 millimeters.

The Roman ounce was of a Roman pound.

Uncia (mine)

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.

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).