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ounce

Also known as oz, avoirdupois ounce, oz., ℥, ounce (avoirdupois), ounces

The ounce () is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the , an Ancient Roman unit of measurement.

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An ounce is a unit of measurement for mass, weight, or volume that comes from an ancient Roman measurement system and is still used today. It matters because it's a practical standard that allows people to measure and compare amounts of things consistently, whether they're weighing ingredients for cooking or determining the size of a product.

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Within Vinony's link graph, ounce is referenced by 534 other articles, and connects out to imperial system of units, pound per square inch and pound.

It sits within the topics Customary units of measurement in the United States, Imperial units and Units of mass.

Its subject is documented across 74 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Unit.name: Ounce
Unit.image: Drostes instant Cocoa packed by H Hamstra & Co, Inc 8 ounces blikje, foto 1.JPG
Unit.caption: Droste's Instant Cocoa with a net weight of 8 ounces
Unit.standard: Imperial system
Unit.quantity: Measurement
Unit.symbol: ℥, oz

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Wikidata facts

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Unicode character: ℥
conversion to SI unit: 0.028349523125
conversion to standard unit: 20
unit symbol: oz.
Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: wd:Q48013 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)
NCI Thesaurus ID: C48519
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

Etymology
Definitions
Active use
International avoirdupois ounce
International troy ounce
Metric ounces
Historical
Apothecaries' ounce
Maria Theresa ounce
Spanish ounce
Ounce-force
Fluid ounce
Other uses
Fabric weight
Copper layer thickness of a printed circuit board
Notes and references
External links

The ounce () is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the , an Ancient Roman unit of measurement.

The avoirdupois ounce (exactly ) is avoirdupois pound; this is the United States customary and British imperial ounce. It is primarily used in the United States.

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