lb (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word lb:
NOUN	quantity	lb, pound	16 ounces avoirdupois

lb > pronunciation
Sounds	paw'nd
Rhymes	abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd...

English > lb: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	16 ounces avoirdupois.
Synonym	pound
Part of	quarter	A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
Part of	stone	An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body
Parts	half pound	8 ounces avoirdupois
Parts	ounce, oz.	A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
Broader	avoirdupois unit	Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
Spanish	lb, libra
Catalan	lliura

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