avoirdupois pound

noun

A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.

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Meanings

nounavoirdupois pound (plural avoirdupois pounds)

plural avoirdupois pounds

  1. A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.
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APA

avoirdupois pound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoirdupois%20pound

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Chicago

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