adj. & n.
--adj.
1. of or written in majuscule writing with rounded unjoined letters found in manuscripts of the 4th-8th c., from which modern capitals are derived.
2 of or relating to an inch or an ounce.
--n.
1. an uncial letter.
2 an uncial style or MS.
Etymology: L uncialis f. uncia inch: sense 1 in LL sense of unciales litterae, the orig. application of which is unclear