GRAMS

Etymology 1

Noun

grams

plural of gram

Etymology 2

Diminutive of grandmother

Noun

grams (plural grams)

grandmother

Anagrams

• SGRAM, margs

Source: Wiktionary

GRAM

-gram. Etym: [Gr. a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic.]

Definition: A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing, writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram.

Gram, a. Etym: [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. sq. root35.]

Definition: Angry. [Obs.] Havelok, the Dane.

Gram, n. Etym: [Pg. gro grain. See Grain.] (Bot.)

Definition: The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition