OBOLUS (oboli)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: oboli   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does obolus mean? 

• OBOLUS (noun)
  The noun OBOLUS has 1 sense:

1. a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram

  Familiarity information: OBOLUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBOLUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("obolus" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("obolus" is a part of...):

g; gm; gram; gramme (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)