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troy weight

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. troy, troy weightnoun

   a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains

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1. troy weightnoun

   a system of units of weight / mass, mostly used for precious metals and gemstones, in which the pound contains 12 ounces which each contain 480 grains

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1. Troy-weight, Troynoun

   A kind of weight by which gold and bread are weighed, consisting of these denominations: a pound = 12 ounces; ounce = 20 pennyweights; pennyweight = 24 grains.The English physicians make use of troyweight after the following manner. Grains 20 Scruple 60 3 Drachm 480 24 8 Ounce 5760 288 96 12 Pound.

   Etymology: from Troies, Fr.

   The Romans left their ounce in Britain, now our averdupois ounce, for our troy ounce we had elsewhere. Arbuthnot.

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1. Troy weight

   Troy weight is a system of units of mass that originated in 15th-century England, and is primarily used in the precious metals industry. The troy weight units are the grain, the pennyweight (24 grains), the troy ounce (20 pennyweights), and the troy pound (12 troy ounces). The troy grain is equal to the grain unit of the avoirdupois system, but the troy ounce is heavier than the avoirdupois ounce, and the troy pound is lighter than the avoirdupois pound. One troy ounce (oz t) equals exactly 31.1034768 grams.

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1. troy weight

   Troy weight is a system of units of mass commonly used for measuring precious metals and gemstones. One troy ounce equals 31.1034768 grams or approximately 1.09714 avoirdupois ounces, and one troy pound contains twelve troy ounces. This system is believed to have originated in the French city of Troyes and is named after it.

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1. Troy weight

   Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones. There are 12 troy ounces per troy pound, rather than the 16 ounces per pound found in the more common avoirdupois system. The troy ounce is 480 grains, compared with the avoirdupois ounce, which is 437½ grains. Both systems use the same grain defined by the international yard and pound agreement of 1959 as exactly 0.06479891 gram. Although troy ounces are still used to weigh gold, silver, and gemstones, troy weight is no longer used in most other applications.

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   The numerical value of troy weight in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of troy weight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Troy_Weight
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=troy weight
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Weight
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6. ^ Wikidata
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