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drachm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram |
| Type of | british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit |
drachm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fluid drachm, fluid dram, fluidram |
| Type of | united states liquid unit |
drachm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | drachma, dram |
| Type of | apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight |
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The central denomination to the Ancient Greek monetary system was the drachm.
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It divides a pound into 12 ounces, an ounce into 8 drachms, and a drachm into 3 scruples or 60 grains.
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In the United Kingdom, the 1963 Weights and Measures Act provided for the abolition of the minim, fluid scruple, and fluid drachm, all already obsolete.
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- Dram: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
- Fluidram: a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
- The dram (alternative British spelling drachm; apothecary symbol u0292 or u2128; abbreviated dr):C-6u2013C-7 was originally both a coin and a weight in ancient Greece. It refers to a unit of mass in the avoirdupois system, and both a unit of mass and a unit of volume in the apothecaries' system...
- A unit of weight in the apothecaries' weight system of measure; A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece
- (Drachms) A unit of weight originally equal to the weight of a drachma; an apothecaries' weight of 1/8 ounce (60 grains); an avoirdupois weight of 1/16 ounce (approx 27.344 grains).
- A rough measurement, basically it is what fits in the palm of your hand.
- (Pronounced dram) An ancient Greek silver coin, plural drachms. Drachma (pronounced DRAHKmuh) is the modern Greek denomination, plural drachmas.
