avoirdupois unit

Noun avoirdupois unit has 1 sense

• avoirdupois unit(n = noun.quantity) - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights;
is a part of british imperial system, british system, english system, avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight
is a kind of mass unit
has particulars: grain, dram, ounce, oz., lb, pound, half pound, quarter pound, stone, quarter, cwt, hundredweight, long hundredweight, cental, centner, cwt, hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight, gross ton, long ton, ton, net ton, short ton, ton, kiloton, megaton