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PRONUNCIATION OF AVOIRDUPOIS POUND

avoirdupois pound  [ˌævwɑːdjuːˈpwɑː paʊnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVOIRDUPOIS POUND

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Avoirdupois pound is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AVOIRDUPOIS POUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

avoirdupois pound

Pound (mass)

The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement. A number of different definitions have been used, the most common today being the international avoirdupois pound which is legally defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces. The unit is descended from the Roman libra; the name pound is a Germanic adaptation of the Latin phrase libra pondo, 'a pound by weight'. Usage of the unqualified term pound reflects the historical conflation of mass and weight. This accounts for the modern distinguishing terms pound-mass and pound-force.

Definition of avoirdupois pound in the English dictionary

The definition of avoirdupois pound in the dictionary is pound weighing 16 ounces.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AVOIRDUPOIS POUND


around
əˈraʊnd
background
ˈbækˌɡraʊnd
bound
baʊnd
compound
ˈkɒmpaʊnd
decompound
ˌdiːkəmˈpaʊnd
expound
ɪkˈspaʊnd
found
faʊnd
geepound
ˈdʒiːˌpaʊnd
ground
ɡraʊnd
hound
haʊnd
impound
ɪmˈpaʊnd
lispound
ˈlɪsˌpaʊnd
noncompound
ˌnɒnˈkɒmpaʊnd
pound
paʊnd
propound
prəˈpaʊnd
quarter-pound
ˌkwɔːtəˈpaʊnd
round
raʊnd
shippound
ˈʃɪpˌpaʊnd
sound
saʊnd
underground
ˈʌndəˌɡraʊnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AVOIRDUPOIS POUND

avoid
avoidable
avoidably
avoidance
avoidant
avoider
avoirdupois
avoirdupois weight
avoision
Avon
avoset
avouch
avouchable
avoucher
avouchment
avow
avowable
avowableness
avowably
avowal

WORDS THAT END LIKE AVOIRDUPOIS POUND

all-around
brown pound
coordination compound
cutting compound
fall to the ground
foot-pound
green pound
into the ground
nitro compound
onium compound
oxonium compound
pink pound
quarter pound
quaternary ammonium compound
rooting compound
sandwich compound
solid compound
sulfonium compound
sulphonium compound
to the ground

Synonyms and antonyms of avoirdupois pound in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «avoirdupois pound» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AVOIRDUPOIS POUND

Find out the translation of avoirdupois pound to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

常衡磅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libra avoirdupois
570 millions of speakers

English

avoirdupois pound
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोटापन पाउंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنيه الأفواردوبوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Avoirdupois фунт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

avoirdupois libra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এভোড্ডুপোয়াস পাউন্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

livre avoirdupois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Avoirdupois pound
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

avoirdupois Pfund
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

常衡ポンド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상형 파운드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Avoirdupois pound
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trọng lượng bảng Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவிபர்டுயிஸ் பவுண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Avoirdupois पाउंड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Avoirdupois pound
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

libbra avoirdupois
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Avoirdupois funta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Avoirdupois фунт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

avoirdupois pound
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

avoirdupois λίρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

avoirdupois pond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avoirdupois pound
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avoirdupois pund
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of avoirdupois pound

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOIRDUPOIS POUND»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOIRDUPOIS POUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about avoirdupois pound

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVOIRDUPOIS POUND»

Discover the use of avoirdupois pound in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to avoirdupois pound and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Units of Weight and Measure (United States Customary and ...
An avoirdupois pound (lb avdp) is a unit of mass equal to 0.453 592 37 kilogram. A troy pound (lb t) is a unit of mass equal to -?{';§-{',- of that of the avoirdupois pound. Multiples and Submultiples 1 metric ton (t) =1 000 kilograms. 1 hectogram  ...
Lewis Van Hagen Judson, 1960
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Units of weight and measure (U.S. customary and metric): ...
An avoirdupois pound (lb avdp) is a unit of mass equal to 0.453 592 427 7 kilo- gram. A troy pound (lb t) is a unit of mass equal to of that of the avoirdupois pound. Multiples and Submultiples 1 metric ton (t) = l 000 kilograms. 1 hectogram (hg) ...
United States. National Bureau of Standards, 1936
3
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
Again : the single bell Avoirdupois pound, with the less scales, on the medium of two experiments, counterchanging the weights, the basins not being moveable, was found to weigh 14 Troy ounces 11 penny-weight and 18 grains; or was equal  ...
4
1735-1743: 1735-1743
Again : the single bell Avoirdupois pound, with the less scales, on the medium of two experiments, counterchanging the weights, the basins not being moveable, was found to weigh 14 Troy ounces 1 1 penny-weight and 18 grains ; or was ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), Charles Hutton, George Shaw, 1809
5
The Philosophical Transactions and Collections: Abridged and ...
From whence the Avoirdupois Pound is deduced equal to 6998. 35 of such Gratns as the Troy Ounce is reputed to contain 480 of ; and the Avoirdupois Ounce, of which 16 are supposed to make a Pound, is found equal to 437.4 like Grains.
Royal society of London, 1747
6
Philosophical Transactions and Collections: Abridged and ...
From whence the Avoirdupois Pound is deduced equal to 699 8. 3 5 of such Grains as the Troy Ounce is reputed to contain 480 of ; and the Avoirdupois Ounce, of which 16 are supposed to make a Pound, is found equal to 437.4 like Grains.
Royal Society (Great Britain), 1747
7
The philosophical transactions (from the year 1732 to the ...
From whence the Avoirdupois Pound is deduced equal to 699 8. 3 5 of such Grains as the Troy Ounce is reputed to contain 480 of ; and the Avoirdupois Ounce, of which 16 are supposed to make a Pound, is found equal to 437.4 like Grains.
John MARTYN, 1747
8
The universal merchant: containing the rationale of ...
The Standard 14, and 1 Pound Avoirdupois equal to 218 13 23 ± Therefore the Avoirdupois Pound equal to — — 6998,35 Troy Grains, whereof 480 are contained in the Ounce — — - And the Avoirdupois Ounce of 16 to the Pound = 437, ...
William Horsley, 1753
9
The Dynamics of Progress: Time, Method, and Measure
VII and Elizabeth I, the avoirdupois pound was declared by the Act of 1824 to weigh 7,000 grains divided into sixteen ounces of 437.5 grains each. It would, of course, have been too simple to use the avoirdupois pound for all weights. Bullion ...
Samuel L. Macey, 2010
10
The London Quarterly Review
The old Tower pound was to the troy pound in the proportion of 15 to 16 ; and the avoirdupois pound was to the old commercial pound, as 27 to 28. The eighth part of the cubic foot, or 216 inches, was the old fluid gallon ; and the cubic foot was ...

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVOIRDUPOIS POUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term avoirdupois pound is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Fiat Currency World and Fake Gold Medals
The troy ounce is smaller than the avoirdupois ounce and the troy pound is smaller than the avoirdupois pound. Without getting too bogged ... «The Market Oracle, Aug 12»
2
1902 Indian Cent Craze
“We buy the copper in strips by the avoirdupois pound, and one press can strike off 100 a minute, or we can turn out in a day of 7.5 hours about ... «NumisMaster.com, Nov 11»
3
Kilogram to be overhauled?
Since 1 July 1959, the international avoirdupois pound has been defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilogram\". So you are in effect using the ... «Gizmag, Oct 10»
4
Forcefield Pro Sub 4 Back Protector
4 kN is about 900 pound-force, and a pound-force is "a unit of force equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound times a standard acceleration of gravity, equal to ... «webBikeWorld, Jun 09»
5
Financial Instruments
That's twelve million dollars for an avoirdupois pound of wood, if you want to be crude about it, and why shouldn't you, these days? In this and ... «New Yorker, Nov 08»
6
Colonial Coins - The Connecticut Coppers
which at the English standard of 46 pieces to the avoirdupois pound (7,000 grains) would have given them an average weight of 152.17 grains. «CoinLink, Feb 02»

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