Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ounce

3 senses of ounce

Sense 1
ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce -- (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound)
       => apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight -- (any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces)
       => troy unit -- (any of the unit of the troy system of weights)

Sense 2
ounce, oz. -- (a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams)
       => avoirdupois unit -- (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Sense 3
snow leopard, ounce, Panthera uncia -- (large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur)
       => big cat, cat -- (any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)