uncia
Plural: unciae, uncias
Noun
- An ancient Roman coin or a unit of weight.
- The Roman ounce, 1/12 of a Roman pound.
- The Roman inch, 1/12 of a Roman foot.
- A bronze coin minted by the Roman Republic, 1/12 of an as.
- A Roman unit of land area, 1/12 of a jugerum.
- Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass.
- Synonym of twelfth.
- A numerical coefficient in a binomial.
Examples
- Finding UNCIA on a double-word score was a rare, valuable find in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin uncia (“various Roman units”). Doublet of ounce, inch, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
Scrabble Score: 7
uncia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worduncia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
uncia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
uncia: valid Words With Friends Word