CARAT
Dictionary entry overview: What does carat mean?
• CARAT (noun)
The noun CARAT has 2 senses:
1. a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
2. the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
Familiarity information: CARAT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARAT (noun)
Meaning:
A unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("carat" is a kind of...):
metric weight unit; weight unit (a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
Meronyms (parts of "carat"):
decigram; dg (1/10 gram)
Holonyms ("carat" is a part of...):
g; gm; gram; gramme (a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)
Meaning:
The unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
karat; kt; carat
Hypernyms ("carat" is a kind of...):
unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)
