[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

uncia \un"cia\, n.; pl. unciae. l. see ounce a measure of
   weight.
   1. rom. antiq. a twelfth part, as of the roman as; an
      ounce.
      1913 webster

   2. alg. a numerical coefficient in any particular case of
      the binomial theorem. obs.
      1913 webster
see also:
unciae ounce 

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