Uncia (length)

Uncia (length)

An _la. uncia (plural: _la. unciae) is an ancient Roman unit of length that roughly corresponds to an inch. One uncia is 0.97 inches or 24.6 millimeters. There are twelve _la. uncia in one pes.

The word " _la. uncia" was Latin for a unit equal to 1/12 of another unit. The words "inch" (1/12 of a foot) and "ounce" (originally 1/12 of a pound and still 1/12 of a troy pound) are derived from the word " _la. uncia".

ee also

* Ancient Roman weights and measures


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