gram

gram ¹  (grm)

n. Abbr. g or gm. or gr.

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement.

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[French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, something written, small weight; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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gram ²  (grm)

n.

1. Any of several plants, such as the chickpea, bearing seeds widely used as food in tropical Asia.

2. The seeds of such a plant.

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[Obsolete Portuguese, from Latin grnum, seed; see g-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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gram or gramme

Noun

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [Greek gramma small weight]

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gram  (grm)

A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.001 kilogram or 0.035 ounce. See Table at measurement.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gram - a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram g, gm, gramme metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram obolus - a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram carat - a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg dag, decagram, dekagram, dkg - 10 grams
	2.	Gram - Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) Hans C. J. Gram

Translations

gram [græm] n (US) → gramo

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gram [græm] n → gramme m

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gram [græm] n → Gramm nt

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gram [græm] n → grammo