/un"shee euh/ , n. , pl. unciae /-shee ee'/ .
1. a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
2. (in prescriptions) an ounce of weight or volume.
[ 1685-95; unus one; cf. INCH 1 ]
/un"shee euh/ , n. , pl. unciae /-shee ee'/ .
1. a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
2. (in prescriptions) an ounce of weight or volume.
[ 1685-95; unus one; cf. INCH 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012