car·at (k r  t)n. Abbr. c or car. 1. A unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams. 2. Variant of karat. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin quar  tus, from Arabic q r , weight of four grains, from Greek kertion, a weight, diminutive of keras, kert-, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
carat [ˈkærət]
n
1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a measure of the weight of precious stones, esp diamonds. It was formerly defined as 3.17 grains, but the international carat is now standardized as 0.20 grams
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Usual US spelling karat a measure of the proportion of gold in an alloy, expressed as the number of parts of gold in 24 parts of the alloy
[from Old French, from Medieval Latin carratus, from Arabic qīrāt weight of four grains, carat, from Greek keration a little horn, from keras horn]
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| Noun | 1. | carat - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
| 2. | carat - the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" |
Translations
carat [ˈkærət] n → carato
18 carat gold → oro a 18 carati
carat [ˈkærət] n → carato
18 carat gold → oro a 18 carati
18 carat gold → oro a 18 carati
carat [ˈkærət] n → carato
18 carat gold → oro a 18 carati
n carat [ˈkӕrət]
1 a measure of weight for precious stones. karaat وَزْنُ الأحْجار الكَريمَه карат karát karat das Karat (das Juwelengewicht) καράτι quilate karaat قیراط karaatti carat קָארָאט हीरे इत्यादि कीमती पत्थरों की तौल karat karát karat karat (- 200mg) carato カラット 캐럿 karatas karāts karat karaat karat karat quilate carat карат karát karat karat karat หน่วยน้ำหนักของเพชร kırat 克拉 карат قیمتی پتھروں ، اور نگینوں کے وزن کرنے کی اکائی cara 克拉
2 a unit for stating the purity of gold an eighteen-carat gold ring. karaat قيراطُ ذَهَب карат karát karat das Karat (das Goldfeingehalt) καράτι quilate karaat عیار karaatti carat קָארָאט सोने की शुद्वता की इकाई karat karát karat karat carato カラット (금의) 순도 karatas karāts unit keaslian emas karaat karat karat quilate carat карат karát karat karat karat หน่วยระบุความบริสุทธิ์ของทอง ayar 開(表示金的純度) карат سونے کے خالص ہونے کی پیمائش کی اکائی đơn vị đo độ tinh khiết của vàng 开（表示金的纯度）
carat → قيراط karát karat Karat καράτι quilate karaatti carat karat carato カラット 캐럿 karaat karat karat quilate карат karat กะรัต kırat kara 克拉
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