Definisjon av avoirdupois

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Noun

avoirdupois - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
avoirdupois weight
system of weights, weight a system of units used to express the weight of something
avoirdupois - excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
fatness, fat, blubber
leanness, spareness, thinness the property of having little body fat
bodily property an attribute of the body
adiposeness, adiposity, fattiness having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
abdominousness, paunchiness the bodily property of a protruding belly
greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness consisting of or covered with oil
corpulency, fleshiness, obesity more than average fatness
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avoirdupois - The official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
avoirdupois - The official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959.
avoirdupois - Weight; heaviness.

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  • The avoirdupois system is a system of weights based on a pound of sixteen ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States, and is still widely used to varying degrees by many people in Canada, the United Kingdom, and some other former British colonies despite the official adoption of the metric system.

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