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weight vs avoirdupois

avoirdupois vs weight

weight and avoirdupois both are nouns.

weight is a verb but avoirdupois is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weight Yes No Yes No
avoirdupois Yes No No No
As nouns, avoirdupois is a hyponym of weight; that is, avoirdupois is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight:
  • weight: a system of units used to express the weight of something
  • avoirdupois: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
Other hyponyms of weight include avoirdupois weight, troy, troy weight.
weight (noun) avoirdupois (noun)
an artifact that is heavy excess bodily weight
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 a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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) avoirdupois (verb)
present with a bias
weight down with a load
Difference between weight and avoirdupois

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