What does ūnciātim mean in Latin?

ūnciātim, a adverb, means “by twelfths, by ounces, ounce by ounce”.

adverb

ūnciātim

ūnciātim (not comparable)

uncĭātim, adv. id.,

I. by twelfths, by ounces. *

I. Lit.: (axungia) datur et phthisicis unciatim, cum vini veteris hemina decocta, donec tres unciae e toto restent, Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 139.—*

II. Transf., by a little at a time, little by little: quod ille unciatim vix de demenso suo ... comparsit miser, Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 9.

From ūncia + -ātim.

What does ūnciātim mean in Latin?: ūnciātim, a adverb, means “by twelfths, by ounces, ounce by ounce”.