dram

DRAM

 (dē′răm′)

n.

Dynamic RAM.

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dram ¹

 (drăm)

n.

1. Abbr. dr.

a. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to ¹/₁₆ of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).

b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to ¹/₈ of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams).

2.

a. A small draft: took a dram of brandy.

b. A small amount; a bit: not a dram of compassion.

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[Middle English dragme, a drachma, a unit of weight, from Old French, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma; see drachma.]

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dram ²

 (dräm)

n. pl. dram

See Table at currency.

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[Armenian, ultimately from Greek drakhmē; see drachma.]

dram

(dræm)

n

1. (Units) one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram

2. (Units) Also called: drachm or drachma US one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram

3. (Units) a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot

4. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas

[C15: from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Greek drakhmē; see drachma]

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DRAM

(ˈdiːræm) or

D-RAM

n acronym for

(Computer Science) dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memory. See RAM¹

n

(Computer Science) a chip containing such memory

dram

(dræm)

n.

1.

a. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or ? of an ounce (3.89 grams).

b. 1/16 of an ounce in avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbr.: dr., dr

2. fluid dram.

3. a small drink of liquor.

4. a small amount of anything.

[1400–50; dramme, variant of dragme < Old French < Late Latin dragma, Latin drachma drachma]

Dram

 a minute quantity; a small draught of cordial or liqueur.

Examples: dram of constancy, 1566; of gin; of learning, 1709; of mercy, 1646; of poison, 1592; of saffron, 1741; of well-doing.

dram

(dr) A unit of mass equal to 1⁄16 oz.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains drachm, drachma apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains apothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
	2.	dram - 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights grain - 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams oz., ounce - a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
	3.	dram - the basic unit of money in Armenia Armenian monetary unit - monetary unit in Armenia

dram

noun measure, shot (informal), drop, glass, tot, slug, snort (slang), snifter (informal) a dram of whisky

dram

noun

1. A small amount of liquor:

drop, jigger, shot, sip, tot.

Informal: nip, slug.

Slang: snort.

2. A tiny amount:

bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.

Chiefly British: spot.

Translations

Dram

dram

bicchierino

dram

[dræm] N (Brit) [of drink] → trago m (Pharm) → dracma f

dram

[ˈdræm] n → petit verre m

dram

n

(= measure, Pharm) → ˜ Drachme f (old)

(Brit: = small drink) → Schluck m → (Whisky)

dram

[dræm] n → bicchierino (di whisky )