Meanings
nountroy ounce (plural troy ounces)
plural troy ounces
- A unit of mass used in the measurement of precious metals, equal to 31.1034768 grams, 480 troy grains, or one twelfth of a troy pound.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA unit of mass used in the measurement of precious metals, equal to 31.1034768 grams, 480 troy grains, or one twelfth of a troy pound.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
Similar
ounceapothecaries' ounce
Broader
apothecaries' unitapothecaries' weighttroy unit
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish troy-unssi
- troy-unssihistorical unit
French once troy
- once troyhistorical unit
German Feinunze
- Feinunzehistorical unit
Russian тро́йская у́нция
- тро́йская у́нция (trójskaja úncija)historical unit
Spanish onza troy
- onza troyhistorical unit
Cite this entry
APA
troy ounce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy%20ounce
MLA
“troy ounce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy%20ounce. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “troy ounce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/troy%20ounce.
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