congius

n. 康吉斯(古罗马帝国的液量单位), [药]一加仑

词形变化

congii congiuses 复数 congiuses congii 复数

别名

conge

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.

    历史

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

gallon imperial gallon

部分词 1

quart

整体词 4

barrel bushel bbl firkin

词源

From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”).

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