Tola vs Ounce - What's the difference?
tola | ounce |
a unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains () in 1833, of a similar but slightly variable value before that date
(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.
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As nouns the difference between tola and ounce
is that tola is a unit of mass used in india, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains () in 1833, of a similar but slightly variable value before that date while ounce is an avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 283495 grams or ounce can be the snow leopard, uncia uncia .tola
English
Alternative forms
* tolah * toleNoun
(en noun)References
* Prinsep, James (1840),Useful tables, forming an appendix to the Journal of the Asiatic Society: part the first, Coins, weights, and measures of British India(2nd ed.), Calcutta: Bishop's College Press, pp. 65–74, 79–90. * Platts, John T. (1884),
A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., p. 344. * A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles , volume 10/1 (1926), Oxford: University Press, p. 111.
Anagrams
* ----ounce
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(wikipedia ounce)Etymology 1
From (etyl) once, from (etyl) . Compare inch.Noun
- He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.