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weight vs apothecaries' weight

apothecaries' weight vs weight

weight and apothecaries' weight both are nouns.

weight is a verb but apothecaries' weight is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weight Yes No Yes No
apothecaries' weight Yes No No No
As nouns, apothecaries' weight is a hyponym of weight; that is, apothecaries' weight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight:
  • weight: a unit used to measure weight
  • apothecaries' weight: any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
weight (noun) apothecaries' weight (noun)
an artifact that is heavy any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
the relative importance granted to something
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
a unit used to measure weight
a system of units used to express the weight of something
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
weight (verb) apothecaries' weight (verb)
present with a bias
weight down with a load
Difference between weight and apothecaries' weight

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