GRAMME

gram, gramme, gm

(noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

gramme (plural grammes)

(British, dated) gram (unit of mass)

Anagrams

• gammer

Source: Wiktionary


Gram, Gramme, n. Etym: [F. gramme, from Gr. that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. to write. See Graphic.]

Definition: The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4. Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade.

– Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.

Gramme, n.

Definition: Same as Gram the weight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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