avoirdupois unit

Definitions of avoirdupois unit

1. noun

   any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
   types:

   grain

   1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

   dram

   1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams

   ounce, oz.

   a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

   lb, pound

   16 ounces avoirdupois

   half pound

   8 ounces avoirdupois

   quarter pound

   4 ounces avoirdupois

   stone

   an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds

   quarter

   a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

   cwt, hundredweight, long hundredweight

   a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

   cental, centner, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight

   a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

   gross ton, long ton, ton

   a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

   net ton, short ton, ton

   a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

   kiloton

   one thousand tons

   megaton

   one million tons

   type of:

   mass unit

   a unit of measurement for mass