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troy

/tɹɔɪ/

Meanings
adjective
Of, or relating to, troy weight.

Examples :

"The jeweler carefully measured the gold dust using a troy ounce scale. "
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Illustration jeweler

jeweler noun

/ˈdʒuːələ/ /ˈdʒu(ə)lɚ/

A person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry.

"The jeweler cleaned my grandmother's ring, making it sparkle like new. "

Illustration ounce

ounce noun

/aʊns/

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.

"The recipe calls for two ounces of flour. "

Illustration dust

dust noun

/dʌst/

Fine particles

"A thick layer of dust covered the old book. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration weight

weight noun

/weɪt/

(physical) Matter, material.

"The weight of the textbooks in my backpack felt heavy. "

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration using

using verb

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

To utilize or employ.

"She is using a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration gold

gold noun

/ɡɒʊld/ /ɡoʊld/

A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.

"My grandmother's antique necklace was made of solid gold. "

Illustration relating

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

Illustration measured

measured verb

/ˈmɛʒəd/ /ˈmɛʒɚd/

To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.

"We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level."

Illustration scale

scale noun

/skeɪl/

A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

"The fire escape was a metal scale, providing a way to safely descend from the third floor. "