TROY UNIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does troy unit mean? 

• TROY UNIT (noun)
  The noun TROY UNIT has 1 sense:

1. any of the unit of the troy system of weights

  Familiarity information: TROY UNIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TROY UNIT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the unit of the troy system of weights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("troy unit" is a kind of...):

weight; weight unit (a unit used to measure weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "troy unit"):

grain (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams)

pennyweight (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains)

apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound)

apothecaries' pound; troy pound (an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams)

Holonyms ("troy unit" is a part of...):

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