The uncia (plural: unciae, lit. "a twelfth") was a Roman unit of length, weight, and volume. It survived as the Byzantine liquid ounce (Ancient Greek: οὐγγία, oungía) and the origin of the …

…of the libra, the Roman uncia, is the ancestor of the English ounce. Thus, uncia designated both a unit of weight and one of length and is the source of the modern terms inch and ounce. …

2025年3月4日 · uncia (plural uncias or unciae) The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound. [1685] The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot. A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of …

2020年3月5日 · 1 uncia=1/(12). The word uncia was Latin for a unit equal to 1/12 of another unit called the as. The words "inch" (1/12 of a foot) and "ounce" (originally 1/12 of a pound and still …

The modern mile, pound (lb for libra) and ounce (uncia) are all directly traceable. Some other similarities, such as the width of rail road rails, is said to correspond directly to groove marks …

The uncia (the origin of our modern term inch, and sometimes rendered as such in translation) was an ancient Roman unit of length or distance equal to one twelfth of a pēs. It is not …

2022年9月13日 · The abbreviation for the modern pound weight (lb.) and the British pound (£) have roots directly to the Roman unit. As: 6 uncia: 6 ounces or 168 grams. Another base unit …

Other articles where uncia is discussed: measurement system: Greeks and Romans: 73 inch); the inch (uncia or pollicus), or 112 Roman foot, was 24.67 mm (0.97 inch); and the palm (palmus), …

Uncia may refer to: Uncia (coin), an ancient Roman bronze coin; Uncia (length), an ancient Roman unit of length; An ancient Roman unit of mass roughly equivalent to the ounce; Uncia …

The uncia (pl. unciae) was a Roman unit of length, weight, and volume. It survived as the Byzantine liquid ounce (Greek: ουγγία, oungía) and the origin of the English inch, ounce, and …