1490, died about 1560. His chief work, printed in 1548 and translated into five languages, was on the war of Charles V in Germany.
Aviles (a˙-vē'les), a town of Northern Spain, province Oviedo, with a good harbour. Pop. 13,660.
Aviz, an order of knighthood in Portugal, instituted by Sancho, its first king, and having as its original object the subjection of the Moors.
Avizan´dum, in Scots law, private consideration. To make avizandum is to remove a cause from the public court to the private consideration of the judge.
Avlo´na (Ital. Valona), a seaport of Albania on the Adriatic, with a considerable trade. It was occupied and made a naval and military base by the Italians during the European War. Pop. 6500.
Avo´ca, or Ovoca, a river and valley in Ireland, County Wicklow, celebrated as the scene and subject of one of Moore's Irish Melodies. The river is formed by the union of the Avonbeg and Avonmore, and below the junction receives the Aughrim, the name in Celtic signifying 'the meeting of the waters'. After a course of about 9 miles it falls into the sea about a mile below Arklow. The scenery here is singularly beautiful, and attracts many visitors.
Avoca´do-pear. See Alligator-pear.
Avogad´ro's Law, in physics, asserts that equal volumes of different gases at the same pressure and temperature contain an equal number of molecules.
Avoirdupois (a-vėr'du¨-pois; from old French, literally, 'goods of weight'), a system of weights used for all goods except precious metals, gems, and medicines, and in which a pound contains 16 ounces, or 7000 grains, while a pound troy contains 12 ounces, or 5760 grains. A hundredweight contains 112 pounds avoirdupois; a cental of 100 pounds is common in America, and is a legal British weight. See Weights and Measures.
Av´ola, a seaport on the east of Sicily, with a trade in almonds, sugar, &c. Pop. 17,711.