oz

Sixteen per pound

Oz is an abbreviation for ounce, a unit of weight equal to one-sixteenth of a pound, or about 28 grams.

It appears on food packaging, in recipes, and wherever quantities are measured: Add 4 oz of butter.

Fluid ounces measure volume rather than weight: an 8 oz glass of water.

The abbreviation comes from the Italian word onza. (Capitalized Oz is the fictional land.)

measurement

ounce

One-sixteenth of a pound

  • weightMeasure of heaviness
  • poundWeight, strike, or kennel
  • gramMetric mass unit

scale · tablespoon · teaspoon · cup · recipe · ingredient · portion · serving · fluid · volume

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measurement system

ozgram

Metric mass unit

kilogram · metric · kg · liter · milligram

scale of weight measurement

ozton

Heavy mass unit

tonne · pound · lb · kilogram · hundredweight

FICTIONAL REALMS (Wizard of Oz)

ozKansas

Central American plains state

home · reality · America

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