avoirdupois weight in English

system of weights used in Britain and the United States based on the 16-ounce pound (used to measure certain goods)

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1. Avoirdupois weight synonyms, Avoirdupois weight pronunciation, Avoirdupois weight translation, English dictionary definition of Avoirdupois weight

2. Avoirdupois in British English or Avoirdupois weight (ˌævədəˈpɔɪz, ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː)

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4. Avoirdupois weight is used in the United States to weigh everything except gems, precious metals, and drugs.

5. Avoirdupois weight, traditional system of weight in the British Imperial System and the United States Customary System of weights and measures

6. In addition, our Avoirdupois weight and grip handle weight products are utilized in chemical, pharmaceutical, processing and distribution facilities throughout the state of Wisconsin

7. Also written as Drachm, this is the smallest unit of the Avoirdupois weight system where 1 dram is equal to 1.772 grams or 1/16 oz

8. Avoirdupois weight [ ăv′ər-də-poiz ′ ] A system of weights and measures based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, and equal to 453.59 grams

9. In Avoirdupois weight 7,000 troy grains (formerly, and now in the United States, approximately, but in Great Britain exactly) make a pound, while in troy weight the pound contains 5,760 grains, the grain being the same in