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troy unit::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | weight unit, weight |
| Has types | grain, ounce, pennyweight, troy ounce, troy pound, apothecaries' ounce, apothecaries' pound |
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Troy Brouwer practiced on the first power-play unit Sunday in place of Marian Hossa.
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It soared over $1,000 per troy ounce, the traditional unit of weight for precious metals, last March but never hit those levels again.
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The troy pound is no longer in general use or legal unit for trade.
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Troy didn't get any practice reps with the first unit this week, so his head coach left him on the bench.
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The grain was the earliest unit of mass and is the smallest unit in the apothecary, avoirdupois, Tower, and troy systems.
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Troy weight, avoirdupois weight, and apothecaries'weight are all built from the same basic unit, the grain, which is the same in all three systems.
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The typical unit of account for such currency is the gold gram or the troy ounce, although other units such as the gold dinar are sometimes used.
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Ambiguity with this unit is so frequent that articles about precious metals, black powder, and gemstones should always specify whether ounces and pounds are avoirdupois or troy.
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