avoirdupois's Usage Examples:

the international avoirdupois pound, which is legally defined as exactly 0.

45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces.

The avoirdupois system (/ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz, ˌævwɑːrdjuːˈpwɑː/; abbreviated avdp.

grain-unit of the avoirdupois system, the troy ounce is heavier than the avoirdupois ounce, yet the troy pound is lighter than the avoirdupois pound.

The common avoirdupois ounce (approximately 28.

3 g) is 1⁄16 of a common avoirdupois pound; this is the United States customary.

A grain is a unit of measurement of mass, and in the troy weight, avoirdupois, and Apothecaries' system, equal to exactly 64.

the avoirdupois and apothecaries' versions by making the spelling different: dram now meant only avoirdupois drams, which were 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois ounce.

or displacement ton, is the name for the unit called the "ton" in the avoirdupois system of weights or Imperial system of measurements.

pound-force is equal to the gravitational force exerted on a mass of one avoirdupois pound on the surface of Earth.

1/24 of an ounce avoirdupois) and had a diameter of 13.

So, £1 worth of quarter farthings weighed 10 avoirdupois pounds (4.

avoirdupois of water, but in the US it is defined as 1⁄128 of a US gallon.

041 ounces avoirdupois.

standards (prototypes) associated with these systems of units a set of avoirdupois weight standards dating to the mid-14th century, in particular, the 56-pound.

references to use of avoirdupois weight 1536 28 Hen VIII c4 — Added the tierce (41 gallons) 1588 (Elizabeth I) — A new series of Avoirdupois standard bronze.

1 Stone avoirdupois 16 Ounces avoirdupois = 1 Pound avoirdupois Conversion 1 Ounce avoirdupois = 28.

1 Pound avoirdupois = 453.

apothecaries' pound, (also 5760 grains) was used by pharmacists and the avoirdupois pound (7000 grains) was used for general purposes.

054857 avoirdupois ounce and exactly 1.

were used over the centuries, including the Tower ounce, troy ounce, avoirdupois ounce, and ounces used in international trade, such as Paris troy, a.

(help) The avoirdupois pound, on the other hand, is defined as 7000 grains.

It is subdivided into 16 (avoirdupois) ounces, or 256 (avoirdupois) drachms.

of units built on three fundamental units: the foot for length, the (avoirdupois) pound for either mass or force (see below), and the second for time.

lbf/in2; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units.

The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1+1⁄3 pound avoirdupois, formalised as 604.

Synonyms:

obesity; fatness; oiliness; paunchiness; corpulency; fat; bodily property; oleaginousness; fattiness; blubber; fleshiness; adiposeness; steatopygia; adiposity; greasiness; abdominousness;

Antonyms:

mesomorphic; angular; fatness; laugh; leanness;