uncia

Meaning

Noun

• A twelfth part, an ounce, or an inch.
• An ounce.
• A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at one-twelfth of an as.
• A numerical coefficient in a case of the binomial theorem.

Origin

• 1685–95, from Latin uncia. Compare Latin ūnus ("one"). ounce, inch, oka, and ouguiya.