gram
1a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g
Origin of gram
1- Also especially British, gramme .
Other definitions for gram (2 of 7)
(in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
any of several other beans, as the mung bean, Vigna radiata(green gram, or golden gram ), or the urd, V. mungo(black gram ).
Origin of gram
2Other definitions for Gram (3 of 7)
(in the Volsunga Saga) the sword of Sigmund, broken by Odin, repaired by Regin, and used again by Sigurd in killing Fafnir.
Origin of Gram
3- Compare Balmung.
Other definitions for -gram (4 of 7)
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “something written,” “drawing” (epigram; diagram); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (oscillogram).
Origin of -gram
4- Compare -graph.
Other definitions for -gram (5 of 7)
a combining form of gram1: kilogram.
Other definitions for -gram (6 of 7)
a combining form extracted from telegram, used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense “message, bulletin”: culturegram; electiongram; prophecy-gram.
Other definitions for gram. (7 of 7)
grammar.
grammarian.
grammatical.
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How to use gram in a sentence
She reluctantly agreed to make her grams happy, and participated in the Miss Universe Canada pageant, placing in the top 15.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva | Marlow Stern | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI paid $60 for two grams, which translates to $840 an ounce.
Why is it that Greek Gods honey-flavored Greek yogurt seems wholesome, even though each 24-ounce container has 99 grams of sugar?
Try getting at least 38 grams of fiber a day from fruits, vegetables and legumes, Sockolow recommends.
Though Hallmark has not yet signed in with a series of cards and e-grams, other commercial enterprises surely have.
STI Awareness Month Is Nothing More Than a Hallmark Holiday for Condoms | Kent Sepkowitz | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Two hundred and eighty-eight grams of the crude material were then extracted several times with 50 per cent.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe lead precipitate, after extraction with ether and drying, weighed about 116 grams.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeTo get more of the poisonous tar for study, 233 grams of original material were extracted with 95 per cent.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe weight of these two moist precipitates together was 172 grams.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeHence the number of grams of a given substance in a liter divided by its molecular weight represents its concentration.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
British Dictionary definitions for gram (1 of 5)
/ (ɡræm) /
a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. It is equivalent to 15.432 grains or 0.002 205 pounds: Symbol: g
Origin of gram
1British Dictionary definitions for gram (2 of 5)
/ (ɡræm) /
any of several leguminous plants, such as the beans Phaseolus mungo (black gram or urd) and P. aureus (green gram), whose seeds are used as food in India
the seed of any of these plants
Origin of gram
2British Dictionary definitions for gram (3 of 5)
/ (ɡrɑːm) /
(in India) a village
Origin of gram
3British Dictionary definitions for -gram (4 of 5)
indicating a drawing or something written or recorded: hexagram; telegram
Origin of -gram
4British Dictionary definitions for gram. (5 of 5)
grammar
grammatical
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Scientific definitions for gram (1 of 2)
[ grăm ]
A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.001 kilogram or 0.035 ounce. See Table at measurement.
Scientific definitions for Gram (2 of 2)
[ gräm, grăm ]
Danish bacteriologist who in 1884 developed a method of staining bacteria, called Gram's stain or Gram's dye, that is used to identify and classify bacteria, often from samples of infected body fluids. The classification, called gram-negative or gram-positive, can be useful in the initial selection of antibiotics to treat the infection.
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Cultural definitions for gram
The basic unit of measurement for mass in the metric system; one cubic centimeter of water has a mass of approximately one gram.
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