[DOC] [TLE] Imperial Measures of Weight - Edkins Family Index Page [PAR] This page gives Imperial units of weight. There is a quick ... Large units (
avoirdupois) - quarter, hundredweight (cwt), ton ... 'Ounce' comes from the Latin 
uncia or twelfth part. The ounce is a ... There is a troy pound which is a different 
weight. stone, lb ... Cities in England would have official standard weights and 
measures. [DOC] [TLE] Units: U [PAR] The correct symbol for this unit is m. u-: a common replacement for - as a ... is 
the conductance through an insulator as measured in Btu's of energy conducted 
... for the fraction 1/12, subsequently used in many ways to represent a twelfth 
part. ... and the word uncia means a 12th part; its name gives us both the ounce 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Measurement in the Middle Ages - The University of Tulsa [PAR] Mar 2, 2005 ... It should be noted that in the century since its adoption, the length of ... A unit of 
linear measure equal to 45 inches. ... ell" has superseded the original measure, 
and has taken its name. ... Ounce, From the Latin "Uncia" (or a twelfth part), an 
ounce is 1/12 Pound (or was originally, and is still in "troy" weight). [DOC] [TLE] Ounce | Define Ounce at Dictionary.com [PAR] Ounce definition, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 
grams) ... 1350-1400; Middle English unce < Middle French < Latin uncia twelfth 
part, inch, ounce, ... You get the clear feeling that she worked hard for every 
ounce of that joy. ... ounce2. /ans/. noun. 1. another name for snow leopard. 
Word Origin. [DOC] [TLE] Ounce - definition of ounce by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A unit of apothecary weight, equal to 480 grains (31.103 grams). ... [13501400; 
Middle English unce < Middle French < Latin uncia twelfth part, inch, ounce,... [DOC] [TLE] ounce - definition of ounce in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] a unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois . ... ounceounce. ounce1 
... 1.1A unit of one twelfth of a pound troy or apothecaries' measure, equal to 480 
grains .... Middle English: from Old French unce, from Latin uncia twelfth part (of a 
pound or foot) ... We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins. [DOC] [TLE] Ounce - Revolvy [PAR] Etymology Ounce derives from Latin uncia , a unit that was one twelfth (  ) of the 
Roman ... Some countries have redefined their ounces in the metric system. ... 
Both the weight and the value are the definition of one birr, still in use in present-
day ..... The uncia ( Latin , "twelfth part") was a Roman currency worth 1/12 of an 
as . [DOC] [TLE] Uncia (coin) - Revolvy [PAR] The uncia ( Latin , "twelfth part") was a Roman currency worth 1/12 of an as . 
Republican coin By derivation, it was also the name of a bronze coin valued at ... 
of length An ancient Roman unit of mass roughly equivalent to the ounce Uncia (
mine) ..... and her name was applied both to money and to its place of 
manufacture. [DOC] [TLE] Origin and Development of the Sexagesimal System of ... - JStor [PAR] accordance with the Latin duodecimal system,8 likewise ... uncia, a term denoting 
the twelfth part of those measures ... units. As is well known, the pound troy-
weight actually contains 12 ounces, and the foot, the basic measure of .... family 
eponyms who gave their names to the estates ..... In both of these texts that side 
of a. [DOC] [TLE] Familiar with imperial? Do you know that? | Metric Views [PAR] Apr 19, 2013 ... It is clear that many who profess enthusiasm for imperial measures know little 
about them. ... Do you know that the units names inch and ounce are derived 
from the same Latin word uncia, meaning a twelfth part? ... electrical energy and 
power, namely

Question: Both the ounce & this unit of measure get their names from the Latin uncia, "twelfth part"
Answer: the inch