HyperDic: avoirdupois_weight

English > 1 sense of the expression avoirdupois weight:
NOUNquantityavoirdupois weight, avoirdupoisa system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
English > avoirdupois weight: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains).
Synonymavoirdupois
Partsavoirdupois unitAny of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
Broadersystem of weights, weightA system of units used to express the weight of something
Spanishavoirdupois

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