| 单词 | system of weights |
| 释义 | system of weights (once / 102777 pages) n WORD FAMILY system of weights: systems of weights USAGE EXAMPLESIt was an intricate system of weights and counterweights. Libba Bray, Beauty Queens(2011) The “Hertzberg clock may be the last of these clocks operated by a system of weights,” the group wrote in a letter to Zale. Washington Times(Mar 02, 2015) Apothecaries' weight, the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. Webster, Noah, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary(2012) n a system of units used to express the weight of something Syn|Hypo|Hyper weight avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) troy, troy weighta system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains metric, system of measurement a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic |
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