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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.

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

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.

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

gram 3  (grm)
n. Informal
A grandmother.

[Shortening and alteration of gramma or grandmother.]

gram1
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) 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
[from French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, from Greek: small weight, from graphein to write]

gram2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seed of any of these plants
[from Portuguese gram (modern spelling grão), from Latin grānum grain]

gram3
n
(Sociology) (in India) a village
[Hindi]

gram  (grm)
A unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.001 kilogram or 0.035 ounce. See Table at measurement.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gram - a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
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)
Translations
gram [græm] Ngramo m

gram [ˈgræm] ngramme m

gram, gramme
nGramm nt

gram gramme [græm] ngrammo
gram gramme [græm] ngrammo

gram جرام gram gram Gramm γραμμάριο gramo gramma gramme gram grammo グラム 그램 gram gram gram grama грамм gram น้ำหนักเป็นกรัม gram gam


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