pound
noun [C] (WEIGHT) /paʊnd/ (written abbreviation lb)Definition
B2 a unit for measuring weight: One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams. One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs. There are 16 ounces in one pound. Ann's baby weighed eight and a half pounds at birth.Measurements of weight and mass
(Definition of pound noun (WEIGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -pounder suffix
- atomic mass noun
- atomic weight noun
- dead weight noun
- grain noun (WEIGHT)
- gram noun
- gramme noun
- hundredweight noun
- karat noun
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- kilogram noun
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