(ouns) noun
1. A unit of weight; one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois, or 28.349 grams; one twelfth of a pound troy, or 31.1 grams. Abbr. oz.
2. A fluid ounce.
3. A small quantity.
—fluid ounce
1. U.S. One sixteenth of a pint; 29.5737 cubic centimeters; 480 minims.
2. Brit. 28.413 cubic centimeters; 480 minims. [<OF unce <L uncia twelfth part (of a pound or foot), orig. a unit. Doublet of INCH.]

(ouns) noun
1. A feline carnivorous mammal (Panthera uncia) of central Asia, about the size of a leopard, having long fur and a long, thick tail; the snow leopard.
2. Some similar American cat, as the jaguar. [<OF ľonce, var. of lonce the lynx <L lyncea <lynx, lyncis LYNX]