avoirdupois (Meaning)
avoirdupois (n)
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
excess bodily weight
avoirdupois (n.)
Goods sold by weight.
weight.
Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois.
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avoirdupois Sentence Examples
- The shipment weighed over 100 pounds avoirdupois, requiring a forklift to unload it.
- The recipe called for precisely 12 ounces avoirdupois of flour, ensuring the perfect consistency.
- The butcher packaged the meat in 5-pound avoirdupois packages for convenient portioning.
- The surveyor measured the weight of the bridge using avoirdupois units to ensure its structural integrity.
- The ancient weighing scales displayed the mass in avoirdupois pounds and ounces.
- The shipping costs were calculated based on the gross weight in avoirdupois tons.
- The athlete's weightlifting record was set in avoirdupois pounds, demonstrating their extraordinary strength.
- The grocer sold apples by the avoirdupois pound, providing a precise measure of their weight.
- The chemist used an avoirdupois balance to accurately determine the weight of chemicals for experiments.
- The postal service charged postage rates based on the avoirdupois weight of letters and parcels.
FAQs About the word avoirdupois
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains), excess bodily weightGoods sold by weight., weight., Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much av
weight, tonnage, poundage,heaviness, heft, mass, solidness, heftiness, ponderousness,bulk
delicacy, weightlessness, delicacy,lightness, lightness, weightlessness,airiness, airiness, ethereality, slightness
The shipment weighed over 100 pounds avoirdupois, requiring a forklift to unload it.
The recipe called for precisely 12 ounces avoirdupois of flour, ensuring the perfect consistency.
The butcher packaged the meat in 5-pound avoirdupois packages for convenient portioning.
The surveyor measured the weight of the bridge using avoirdupois units to ensure its structural integrity.
