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Definition of Avoirdupois unit
1. Noun. Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights.
Generic synonyms: Mass Unit
Specialized synonyms: Grain, Dram, Ounce, Oz., Lb, Pound, Half Pound, Quarter Pound, Stone, Quarter, Cwt, Hundredweight, Long Hundredweight, Cental, Centner, Cwt, Hundredweight, Quintal, Short Hundredweight, Gross Ton, Long Ton, Ton, Net Ton, Short Ton, Ton, Kiloton, Megaton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Avoirdupois Unit
Literary usage of Avoirdupois unit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing ...edited by Henry V. Opperman, Tina G. Butcher edited by Henry V. Opperman, Tina G. Butcher (1995)
"... the word "avoirdupois" or the abbreviation "avdp" should be used in combination
with the name or abbreviation of the avoirdupois unit. ..."
2. Miscellaneous Scientific Papers by William John Macquorn Rankine, Peter Guthrie Tait (1881)
"... at the rate very nearly of 772 foot-pounds to the British (or
Fahrenheit-avoirdupois) unit, ..."
3. Useful Tables, Forming an Appendix to the Journal of the Asiatic Society by James Prinsep (1840)
"... English avoirdupois unit has become familiarized, as has been already stated,
by the adoption of 25 Ibs., to represent the commercial maund. ..."
4. Essays on Indian Antiquities, Historic, Numismatic, and Palæographic, of the by James Prinsep, Henry Thoby Prinsep (1858)
"In Madras, the coin of that presidency, or of Mysore, or Pondicherry, are appealed
to; but more generally the English avoirdupois unit has become ..."
5. An Inductive Arithmetic for Intermediate and Higher Grades of Public and by Joseph Henry Dunbar (1902)
"treated as a troy instead of an avoirdupois unit—a treatment in line with the
lack of intelligent method and design on which our entire system of weights ..."
6. Essays on Indian Antiquities: Historic, Numismatic, and Palæographic by James Prinsep, Edward Thomas (1858)
"In Madras, the coin of that presidency, or of Mysore, or Pondicherry, are appealed
to; but more generally the English avoirdupois unit has become ..."
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