carat

Noun

carat

1. A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
2. A measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.

5 letters in word "carat": A A C R T.

Anagrams of carat:

• carta

Words found within carat:

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• Definitions:
• Unit of weight for gemstones with 100 points to a carat, with one carat equaling one-fifth of a gram.
• The unit of weight by which a diamond is measured. One carat equals 200 milligrams, or 0.2 grams. The word comes from the carob bean, whose consistent weight was used in times past to measure gemstones.
• Measurement used for the weight of a diamond. One carat is equal to 100 points or one fifth of a gram.
• Unit of measure of weight of diamonds and gemstones. One carat is equivalent to 200 milligrams. One carat can also be divided into 100 "points." A .75-carat stone is the same as a 75-point or 3/4-carat stone.
• A unit of weight for a diamond. Equivalent to 200 milligrams, or one-fifth of a gram. In ancient India, the carob bean was used for measuring the weight of gems, because of the rare property that every seed weighed the same. ...
• Abbreviated "ct." and spelled with a "c" is a measure of weight used for gemstones. One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram (200 milligrams). Stones are measured to the nearest hundredth of a carat. A hundredth of a carat is also called a point. Thus a . ...
• is a unit of weight measurement used for weighing diamonds. One carat equals 0.2 grams or 200 milligrams. 142 carats equals one (1) avoirdupois ounce.
• Degree of purity of gold: Pure gold is 24 carat, 18 carat is an alloy of which 75% is gold, 14 carat is 58% gold and 9 carat is 37.5% gold.
• unit of metric measurement used for diamonds; one carat equals .2 grams, or .007 ounces
• is the measure of weight used for gemstones (0.2 gram).
• The unit of weight used for precious stones. One carat equals one-fifth of a gram. Also a measurement of fitness in gold. Pure gold is expressed as 24kt.
• Originally a unit of mass (weight) based on the Carob seed or bean used by ancient merchants in the Middle East. The carat is still used for the weight of gem stones where 1 carat = 200mg. For gold is is used to measure the purity where pure gold is 24 carats.
• is also Commonwealth spelling for another unit of measure of precious value -- gold purity -- which in the US is written karat.
• 1) A measure of the weight of precious stones. 1 carat = 0.2053 gm. 2) A measure of the proportion of gold in an gold alloy, on the basis that 24 carat is pure gold, often expressed as K or k, eg 18k is 75% gold.
• (n) The term "Carat", "Karat" or "k" is used to indicate the amount of pure (24k) gold in the alloy. Lower Carat ratings indicate proportionally less pure gold.
• The carat of a diamond is the official way to describe its weight. This can be further broken down into points, of which there are 100 in a single carat.
• Unit of weight in gemstones, one-fifth of a metric gram
• Measurement used for gemstones and diamonds, equal to one-fifth of a gram.
• A unit of weight. Equals 1/5 of a gram, or 200 milligrams, or 100 points. Top of Page
• A measurement of weight which is generally used in reference to gems. It is equal to about 3.086 grains Troy or 0.2 grams. It is not to be confused with KARAT (with a "k") which is a measurement of the fineness of gold.
• Used to denote the weight of gems.
• The standard unit of weight for diamonds and most other gems.
• A unit of weight for diamonds and other gems. The metric carat of 0.200 grams, or 200 milligrams, was adopted in the United States in 1913 and is now standardized in the principal countries of the world. Not to be confused with karat. Karat refers only to the fineness of pure gold and gold alloys.
• Unit of gold fineness (and gemstone weight). Pure gold is 24k. 18k gold is 75% pure.
• A unit of weight denoting the size of both uncut and cut gemstones. There should be 100 points to a carat (ct.). ...
• a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg karat: the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
• The carat is a unit of mass used for measuring gems and pearls, and is exactly 200 milligrams. The word came to English from French, derived from the Greek kerátion (????????), “fruit of the carob”, via Arabic q?r?? (?????) and Italian carato. ...
• The carat (abbreviation ct) is a measure of the purity of gold and platinum alloys. In the United States and Canada, the spelling karat is now solely used for the measure of purity, while carat solely refers to the measure of mass weight (see Carat). ...
• Carat is the third single by sifow to be released under the Avex Trax label. It was released on March 7, 2007
• Carat is an abstract tile laying German style board game designed by Dirk Henn and published in 1993 by Queen Games and db Spiele. In 2004, after the success of Alhambra, Queen Games released an updated version of the game with an Arabian theme called Die Gärten der Alhambra.

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