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Rounce vs Ounce - What's the difference?

rounce | ounce |

As nouns the difference between rounce and ounce

is that rounce is the handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again while ounce is an avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.

rounce

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (printing) The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again.
  • (printing) The whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen.
    • (Webster 1913)

    ounce

    English

    (wikipedia ounce)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) once, from (etyl) . Compare inch.

    Noun

  • (en noun) abbreviation oz.
  • An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
  • A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.
  • A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.804 687 cubic inches or 29.573 531 milliliters.
  • A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.413063 millilitres.
  • A little bit.
    • He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
    Synonyms
    * (small amount) see also .
    Related terms
    * inch *

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) once, from . Interestingly, the taxon of the snow leopard is a Latinisation using the root of ounce (1).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The snow leopard, Uncia uncia .

    • External links

    * (Uncia uncia)

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