uncia
1685–95, from Latin uncia. Pronunciation
  • (GA, RP) IPA: /ˈʌnʃi.ə/
Noun

uncia (plural unciae)

  1. (classical studies) A twelfth part, an ounce, or an inch.
  2. (pharmacy) An ounce.
  3. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one-twelfth of an as.
  4. (algebra, obsolete) A numerical coefficient in a case of the binomial theorem.



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