DRAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does dram mean?
• DRAM (noun)
The noun DRAM has 3 senses:
1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
2. 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
3. the basic unit of money in Armenia
Familiarity information: DRAM used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DRAM (noun)
Meaning:
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
drachm; drachma; dram
Hypernyms ("dram" is a kind of...):
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)
Meronyms (parts of "dram"):
scruple (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains)
Holonyms ("dram" is a part of...):
apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound)
Meaning:
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("dram" is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "dram"):
grain (1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams)
Holonyms ("dram" is a part of...):
ounce; oz. (a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams)
Meaning:
The basic unit of money in Armenia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("dram" is a kind of...):
Armenian monetary unit (monetary unit in Armenia)
